BG1 — Oryza sativa Japonica

Summary

OS01G0940800, also known as BG1 or Gns6, encodes a glycoside hydrolase with glucan exo-1,3-beta-glucosidase, cellulase, lichenase, and glucan endo-1,3-beta-D-glucosidase activities, belonging to the Glyco_hydro_17 family. The gene is associated with defense against Magnaporthe oryzae, downregulation of photosynthesis, cytokinin transport, MAPK cascade, stomatal movement, lateral root development, and chlorophyll fluorescence. It is linked to grain yield, grain weight, grain length, grain shape, amylose content, plant height, panicle length, seed size, and protein content. Localization evidence connects the product to the apoplast, plant-type cell wall, vacuole, ER, Golgi, plasmodesmata, and secretory vesicles. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to plasmodesmal conductivity, callose degradation, and defense responses.