GGR — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PHAVU_002G181400, designated PvGGR, encodes a polyprenyl synthetase with all-trans-nonaprenyl-diphosphate synthase (geranyl-diphosphate specific) activity, also annotated as farnesyltranstransferase, geranyltranstransferase, and dimethylallyltransferase. In French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) on chromosome 2, this gene is associated with geranylgeranyl diphosphate, farnesyl diphosphate, and geranyl diphosphate anabolism, as well as carotenoid, terpenoid, plastoquinone, and monoterpene biosynthesis. It is linked to pigmentation, response to herbivores and insects, salicylate response, protein oxidation, chloroplast localization and protein import, and the TOC-TIC supercomplex. Associations with traits include linolenic and oleic acid content, leaf composition, root thickness, and plastid and chloroplast development. Related genes in other species link the family to lipid metabolism, fatty acid composition, and photosynthesis.