GO — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3001G062900 (SbGO) encodes a metallocarboxypeptidase (EC 3.4.17.21) with a peptidase M28 domain and a TFR-like dimerisation domain. In sorghum, this gene is associated with the regulation of seed maturation, meristem cell maintenance, photomorphogenesis, leaf vascular pattern formation, flower development, root development, and plant organ senescence. It is also linked to the negative regulation of gene silencing by miRNA and localises to the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane. Associations with biomass yield and salinity tolerance have been noted. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to shoot meristem size, leaf initiation rate, flowering time, dehydration resistance, and miRNA-mediated translational repression, as well as heading date and internode elongation.