ARF — Pisum sativum

Summary

PSAT3G018640 (ARF) on garden pea chromosome 3LG5 encodes an ADP-ribosylation factor, a member of the small GTPase ARF family with GTP-binding and GTPase activity, and is annotated for G protein activity and phospholipase activator activity. The gene is associated with auxin transport, intracellular protein transport, vesicle transport, and protein transport, and its product localises to the Golgi complex and cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species link the ARF family to auxin content, lateral root length, root length, and salt tolerance, though these associations are not yet established in pea.