EPS1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdEPS1 (BRADI_1G52350V3) on chromosome 1 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a member of the Sec_Metabolite_Acyltransferase family with anthocyanin 5-aromatic acyltransferase, anthocyanin 5-O-glucoside 6'''-O-malonyltransferase, rosmarinate synthase, and hydroxycinnamoyltransferase activities. The gene is associated with salicylic acid anabolism and response to salicylate, regulation of defence responses to bacteria and fungi, defence response, response to UV and jasmonic acid, phenylpropanoid and alkaloid metabolism, and anthocyanin anabolism. It has been linked to heading time, anthesis time, disease resistance, and herbicide resistance. The encoded protein localises to the cytoplasm and extracellular region. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to immunity and enhanced disease susceptibility to Pseudomonas, spikelet number, growth, and oxyfluorfen sensitivity.