PPS — Pisum sativum

Summary

PSAT1G205040 (PPS, also known as MAX2) encodes a transcription regulator with DNA-binding and protein-binding activities, and is associated with the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. In garden pea, this gene is associated with strigolactone and karrikin responses, brassinosteroid signaling, shoot morphogenesis, leaf senescence, and SCF complex assembly. It has been linked to numerous traits including shoot branching, floral organ number, petiole shape, root epidermal cell length, carotenoid content, gibberellin biosynthesis, photoperiod-sensitive flowering time, and fruit quality. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to strigolactone perception, axillary branching, root hair elongation, drought resistance, and disease resistance.