CYTME2 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB349990 (CYTME2) on maize chromosome 8 encodes a malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) with both NAD+ and NADP+ activity (EC 1.1.1.40), belonging to the malic enzyme family. The gene is associated with C4 photosynthesis, malate metabolism and transport, pyruvate anabolism, photoprotection, photorespiration, the TCA cycle, and responses to water. It has been linked to 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 responses, root development, stomatal regulation, and pathogen resistance. The product localises to mitochondria, plastids, cytosol, and the apoplast, and is annotated to microtubule binding, protein homodimerization, and metal ion binding.