PIP — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PHAVU_006G198100, designated PvPIP, encodes a protein with peptidase S33 and AB hydrolase domains, classified as a pro_iminopeptidase with aminopeptidase activity. In French bean, this gene is associated with response to metal, stomatal opening, response to salt, nodulation, and response to thirst. It localizes to secretory vesicles, mitochondria, and the cytosol. PvPIP is associated with sodium concentration, fructose content, leaf water potential, transpiration rate, photosynthetic rate, and stomatal resistance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to drought tolerance, root hydraulic conductance, water transport, relative biomass, water absorption by seed, root dry weight, chlorophyll content, and calcium concentration, though these associations are not yet established in Phaseolus vulgaris.