CYTME2 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB143650 (CYTME2) on maize chromosome 3 encodes an NADP-dependent malic enzyme with oxaloacetate decarboxylase and malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) (NADP+) activities, binding NAD, metal ions and microtubules. The gene is associated with C4 photosynthesis, malate metabolism and transport, pyruvate anabolism, photoprotection, photorespiration, the TCA cycle, and water response. It is linked to traits including carbon isotope discrimination, net photosynthetic rate, quantum yield, chlorophyll content, leaf temperature, shoot dry weight, drought tolerance, and brassinosteroid sensitivity. Associations also include aluminum tolerance, salt and osmotic stress tolerance, seed germination, root development, stomatal regulation, and pathogen resistance. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to growth, primary metabolism, salt stress tolerance, and allosteric regulation.