DJA9 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdDJA9 (BRADI_1G17630V3) on chromosome 1 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a protein serine/threonine kinase with blue light photoreceptor activity, belonging to the AGC kinase family. It is associated with blue light signaling, stomatal opening, protein autophosphorylation, and positive regulation of translation. The gene product is linked to responses to cold and salinity, and localizes to the plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Related genes in other species are linked to kinase activity, resistance, and mitochondrial phenotypes, and sequence similarity links extend these associations to grain yield and anthesis time.