rbcL — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD3BV1G076260 (symbol rbcL) on durum wheat chromosome 3B encodes a ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase large chain with RuBisCO activity, nucleotide binding, magnesium binding and monooxygenase activity, and it localises to the plastid. The gene is associated with the reductive pentose-phosphate cycle, photorespiration and autotrophy. It has been linked to photosynthetic rate (measured as CO₂ uptake), grain weight and protein content. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to rubisco content.