AC97 — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC04G011500.3 (AC97) on tomato chromosome 4 encodes a protein with actin-binding, profilin-binding, phospholipid-binding, and protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity, and it is a structural constituent of the cytoskeleton. The gene is associated with the actin cytoskeleton, Arp2/3 protein complex, and Golgi membrane. It has been linked to numerous agronomic traits including fruit sweetness, fruit dry weight, seed length, seed morphology, stem width, plant fresh weight, leaf weight, specific leaf weight, harvest index, vegetative vigor, seedling vigor, flower abortion, stigma exsertion, cell membrane stability, abscisic acid content, and nitrate content. Associations also include reproductive development, pollen tube growth, root hair growth, drought resistance, osmotic stress tolerance, chilling tolerance, hypersensitive response, and resistance to Turnip Crinkle Virus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to leaf size, powdery mildew susceptibility, and aphid resistance.