AAP1 — Pisum sativum

Summary

PSAT5G085520 (symbol AAP1, also known as AAP5 or PsAAP5) on garden pea chromosome 5LG3 encodes a basic amino acid permease with amino acid permease and symporter activities, belonging to the AA_transpt_TM family. The gene is associated with basic amino acid transport, amino acid import and breakdown, phloem loading, seed development, auxin signaling, and the TCA cycle. It is linked to protein content, seed weight, ethylene sensitivity, seed maturation, and amino acid uptake. The encoded product localizes to the endomembrane system, membrane, and plasmalemma. Related genes in other species are linked to cationic amino acid uptake, seed size, and root morphology traits.