PR5 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdPR5 (BRADI_1G68340V3) on chromosome 1 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a thaumatin-like protein, a member of the osmotin/thaumatin-like superfamily, with glucan endo-1,3-beta-D-glucosidase activity and IgE binding. The gene is associated with defense responses, including defense response to fungi and killing of cells of other organisms, as well as cell death and response to abscisic acid. It is also linked to response to arachidonate. The product localizes to the apoplast and extracellular space. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to glucan endo-1,3-beta-glucosidase activity.