ARF — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PHAVU_004G011900 (PvARF) on chromosome 4 of French bean encodes a small GTPase of the Arf1-5-like family, with GTP binding, GTPase activity, G protein activity and phospholipase activator activity. The gene is associated with seed maturation and development, embryogenesis, intracellular protein transport, vesicle transport, and NO storage, and its product localises to the Golgi complex and cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to traits including seed size, starch content, protein content, biomass yield, auxin content and sensitivity, nitrate uptake, lateral root and root length, chlorophyll content, drought tolerance, salt response, and style length.