CAM — Pisum sativum

Summary

PsCAM (PSAT5G187600) on garden pea chromosome 5LG3 encodes a protein containing EF-hand calcium-binding domains and is annotated as an enzyme modulator with calcium ion binding activity. The gene is associated with seed germination and digestion, and its product localises to the cytoplasm and myosin II complex. PsCAM is linked to the soybean gene GLYMA_13G074800v4 and to CAM1-1, CAM1-2, CAM1-3, and CAM7. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to calcium concentration, stomatal opening, root length, drought tolerance, and salt tolerance, though these associations are not yet established for PsCAM itself.