AFP — Pisum sativum

Summary

PSAT5G242440 (AFP, also known as PI230) on garden pea chromosome 5LG3 encodes a knottin-domain protein. The gene is associated with defence responses to fungi, immune response, and killing of cells of other organisms, as well as with cell cycle processes including interkinetic nuclear migration, M phase, and nuclear movement. Additional associations include secretion, lipid metabolism, and mating. The encoded product is localised extracellularly. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance, water use efficiency, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, root volume and length, plant height, germination rate, and protein, amino acid and proline content.