CYTME2 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB059410, designated CYTME2 on maize chromosome 1, encodes a protein with malic enzyme activity, malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) (NAD+) activity, oxaloacetate decarboxylase activity, malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) (NADP+) activity, and metal binding. The gene is associated with C4 photosynthesis, malate metabolism and transport, pyruvate anabolism, photoprotection, photorespiration, the TCA cycle, and response to water. It is linked to carbon isotope discrimination, net photosynthetic rate, quantum yield, chlorophyll content, leaf temperature, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, shoot dry weight, protein content, and drought tolerance. Associations also include salt and osmotic stress tolerance, aluminum tolerance, root development, germination, abscisic acid response, immune response, flowering time, pathogen resistance, and brassinosteroid sensitivity. The protein localizes to mitochondria, plastids, cytosol, and the apoplast.