LEA24 — Arabidopsis thaliana

Summary

AT2G42450, also known as LEA24, COR15A, or MHK10.17, encodes a protein with a fungal lipase-like domain and an AB hydrolase domain. In Arabidopsis thaliana, this gene is associated with strigolactone and anthocyanin anabolism, cold acclimation, abscission, hypersensitivity, embryogenesis, lipid metabolism, nitric oxide storage, leaf senescence, seed germination, and response to wounding. It is also linked to signal transduction and localizes to the plasmalemma. The gene has been connected to germination rate and root length traits. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance.