EF1A — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdEF1A (BRADI_1G06870V3) on chromosome 1 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a protein with domains including Transl_elong_EF1A_euk/arc, GTP-eEF1A_C, and P-loop_NTPase, and has GTP binding, GTPase activity, translation elongation factor 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 linked to traits including plant stress response, stomatal opening, abscisic acid sensitivity, flowering time, plant growth and development, and root morphology. It localizes to multiple cellular compartments such as the cytosol, chloroplast stroma, mitochondria, vacuole, nucleolus, Golgi complex, plasmodesma, and apoplast. Related genes in other species connect the family to drought tolerance, water use efficiency, seed germination, and immune response.