VQ12 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdVQ12 (BRADI_1G60860V3) on chromosome 1 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a VQ domain-containing protein, belonging to the VQ_15/22 family. This gene is associated with several biological processes, including dedifferentiation, regeneration, somatic embryogenesis, embryogenesis, cell communication, cell death, and response to cold. It is also linked to localization and to pathways such as jasmonic acid signaling, ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of JAV1, and nuclear uptake of JAV1. Associations with cold tolerance and seed germination have been noted. Studies of related genes in other species connect the VQ family to vascular bundle number.