CAB3C — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC03G005770.3, also known as CAB3C, encodes a protein containing Chloro_AB-bd_pln and Chloroa_b-bind domains, and is annotated with chlorophyll binding and metal binding molecular functions. In tomato, this gene is associated with photosynthesis, light harvesting, phototransduction, the xanthophyll cycle, and chlorophyll a anabolism, and localises to the chloroplast thylakoid membrane, photosystem I, and photosystem II. It is linked to phosphatidylglycerol and glycerolipid metabolism, as well as fruit abscission, sepal and carpel formation, and responses to amino acids and ethylene. Trait associations include chlorophyll content, leaf and fruit color, photosynthetic rate, quantum yield, photochemical quenching, stomatal resistance, plant height, root color, and sugar, fructose, glucose, sucrose, carotene, carotenoid, and amino acid content, along with drought tolerance and salt tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species link this gene family to light harvesting and pigment binding.