FRG1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdFRG1 (BRADI_1G45620V3) on Brachypodium distachyon chromosome 1 encodes a SNF2/RAD54-like helicase with ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler activity, DNA translocase activity, nucleosome binding, and histone methylase activity. It is associated with ABA signaling, stomatal closure, regulation of endosperm development, chromatin silencing, RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM), DNA repair and recombination, double-strand break repair, and activation of cellular response to heat stress. The gene is linked to reproductive period, salinity tolerance, delayed flowering, reduced root growth, and reduced DNA methylation. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to immune response, disease resistance, and blast defense. The protein localizes to the nucleus, nucleolus, chromatin, and cytoplasm.