CYTME2 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB121470, designated CYTME2 on maize chromosome 3, encodes a protein with malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) (NAD+) activity, malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) (NADP+) activity, and oxaloacetate decarboxylase activity, and binds metals including cobalt and zinc. The gene is associated with C4 photosynthesis, malate metabolism and transport, pyruvate anabolism, photoprotection, and the TCA cycle. It has been linked to traits including carbon isotope discrimination, net photosynthetic rate, quantum yield, chlorophyll content, shoot dry weight, drought tolerance, and leaf temperature. Associations also include responses to water, salt, aluminum, and oxidative stress, as well as stomatal regulation, root development, and germination. The encoded protein localises to mitochondria, plastids, cytosol, and the apoplast. Related genes in other species are linked to salt stress tolerance, primary metabolism, and growth.