ALN — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PHAVU_006G186700 (symbol PvALN) on chromosome 6 of French bean encodes a protein with allantoinase activity, a metal-dependent hydrolase that binds cobalt and zinc. This gene is associated with ureide anabolism and breakdown, allantoin breakdown, purine base breakdown, nitrogen fixation, response to water, and cellular response to nitrogen starvation. The product localises to the endoplasmic reticulum and cytoplasm. PvALN is linked to cadmium stress tolerance, metal tolerance, cadmium accumulation, and mercury accumulation. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to nitrogen recycling, cadmium concentration, drought tolerance, salt response, oxidative stress response, flowering time, plant growth and development, seed dormancy, and osmotic stress tolerance.