ANT — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC01G087070.4, also known as ANT, encodes a protein with ATP transmembrane transporter activity, histone acetyltransferase activity, and deacetylase activity, among other molecular functions. It is associated with adenine nucleotide transport, mitochondrial ADP/ATP transmembrane transport, pigmentation, anthocyanin and flavonoid biosynthesis, photoprotection, shade avoidance, anther development, and syngamy. The protein localizes to the mitochondrial inner membrane, envelope, and lumen, as well as the vacuole, chloroplast envelope, and nucleolus. In tomato, ANT is linked to fruit color, anthocyanin content, drought tolerance, salt tolerance, osmotic stress response, photosynthetic rate, quantum yield, germination rate, seed dormancy, stomatal opening, and ethylene sensitivity. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to plant growth, embryo viability, basal immunity, and thermo-resilience.