DER — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PHAVU_011G059500, designated PvDER (also known as PvENGA-1), encodes a protein of the G_ENGA family, containing a small GTP-binding domain and a KH domain-like RNA-binding motif. The product is annotated with ribosomal small subunit binding, rRNA binding, GTP binding, and mRNA binding activities, and is associated with ribosomal small subunit assembly, plastid transcription, ribosome biogenesis, rRNA processing, and immune response. It localises to the chloroplast nucleoid and cytosol. The gene is linked to embryo development ending in seed dormancy and to the phenotype embryo arrested at late globular stage. Related genes in other species connect the family to chloroplast development, photochemical quenching, and root mass density traits.