ACP — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB410630 (ZmACP) on maize chromosome 10 encodes a protein with chloroplastic ACP, PKS_PP-bd, and PP-bd_ACP domains and is annotated with phosphopantetheine binding and acyl carrier activity. The gene is associated with fatty acid metabolism, including fatty acid oxidation, lipogenesis, and cuticle anabolism, as well as plastid gene expression, electron transport, and the TCA cycle. It localizes to the chloroplast envelope and stroma. ZmACP has been linked to agronomically important traits such as grain yield, grain number, seed weight, plant height, stearic and oleic acid content, starch content, phosphorus content and uptake, cold tolerance, salt response, chlorophyll content, and heterosis. Related genes in other species connect the family to drought tolerance, salt stress response, abscisic acid sensitivity, phosphate starvation response, and photosynthetic efficiency.