RBCS — Oryza sativa Japonica

Summary

OS12G0274700, also known as RBCS, encodes a protein containing RuBisCO small subunit domains. The gene is associated with RuBisCO assembly, regulation of photosynthesis, photorespiration, and starch and sucrose metabolism. It has been linked to leaf net photosynthesis rate, quantum yield, CO2 assimilation, Rubisco content, and responses to high and low temperature stress. Additional associations include grain number, grain filling period, chloroplast development, stomatal resistance, and abiotic stress responses. The encoded protein localizes to the thylakoid lumen and chloroplast thylakoid membrane. Related genes in other species are linked to photosynthetic capacity, photoinhibition, and temperature stress tolerance.