CYTME2 — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3009G108700, designated SbCYTME2 on sorghum chromosome 9, encodes a malic enzyme with malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) (NADP+) activity (EC 1.1.1.40) and oxaloacetate decarboxylase activity, binding NAD, metal ions, and microtubules. This gene is associated with C4 photosynthesis, malate transport and metabolism, auxin and brassinosteroid signaling, the oxidative pentose pathway, and responses to cadmium and osmotic stress. It has been linked to traits including photosynthetic rate, water use efficiency, stomatal resistance, drought tolerance, respiration rate, and brassinosteroid sensitivity. Associations also include aluminum tolerance, salt and oxidative stress tolerance, root development, seed germination, flowering time, and pathogen resistance. The encoded protein localizes to mitochondria, plastids, cytosol, and other cellular compartments.