STP2C — Solanum tuberosum

Summary

PGSC0003DMG400020541, designated STP2C on potato chromosome 6, encodes a protein serine/threonine phosphatase with EC 3.1.3.16 activity, belonging to the PP2C family and containing a PPM-type phosphatase-like domain. The gene is associated with entry into dormancy, memory, hormone anabolism, starch anabolism and metabolism, wax anabolism, phenylpropanoid anabolism, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, regulation of intracellular signaling, protein synthesis, detoxification, regulation of growth, cell cycle, cell differentiation, and pollen germination. It is linked to starch yield, starch content, chlorophyll content, drought sensitivity, and drought tolerance. The encoded protein localizes to the membrane and mitochondria. Related genes in other species link the family to photochemical quenching.