AFP — Pisum sativum

Summary

PSAT0S5174G0040 (AFP, also known as PI230) in garden pea (Pisum sativum) encodes a protein containing a knottin domain and a scorpion toxin-like superfamily fold. The gene is associated with defence response to fungi, immune response, killing of cells of other organisms, secretion, cell cycle control, interkinetic nuclear migration, nuclear movement, M phase, mating, and lipid metabolism. Its product is localised to the extracellular space. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance, water use efficiency, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, root volume, root length, plant height, germination rate, protein content, amino acid content, and proline content.