PP2C13 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB208010, designated PP2C13 on maize chromosome 4, encodes a protein serine/threonine phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.16) of the PP2C family, a metal-binding enzyme with a PPM-type phosphatase-like domain. The gene is associated with diverse biological processes including zeatin and abscisic acid anabolism, hormone metabolism, regulation of signaling, sex determination, cell maturation, stomatal opening, water transport, and responses to water. It is linked to a wide range of agronomic traits: plant fresh weight, stay green, vivipary, abscisic acid content, root weight and branching, leaf dimensions and angle, seed weight and dormancy, tiller number, grain size and yield, plant height, photosynthetic rate, stomatal resistance, water use efficiency, chlorophyll content, proline content, and tolerance to drought, salt, heat, and cold. The protein localizes to mitochondria and membranes.