EF1A — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdEF1A (BRADI_0012S00100V3) encodes a eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1-alpha, a GTP-binding protein with translation elongation factor activity, GTPase activity, SUMO transferase activity, and SUMO binding. It is associated with translation elongation, sumoylation, regulation of metabolism, stomatal closure, seedling development, embryo development ending in seed dormancy, and response to abscisic acid. The gene is associated with plant stress response, stomatal opening, abscisic acid sensitivity, flowering time, plant growth and development, and root morphology traits. Its product localizes to the cytosol, chloroplast stroma, mitochondria, vacuole, nucleolus, Golgi complex, plasmodesma, and apoplast. Studies of related genes in other species link the EF1A family to drought tolerance, water use efficiency, seed germination, leaf necrosis, and immune response.