AIN1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdAIN1 (BRADI_2G41235V3) on chromosome 2 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a B box-type domain-containing protein of the PLATZ family, with zinc-binding and protein-binding molecular functions. The gene is associated with the GABA shunt, TCA cycle, fatty acid anabolism, sodium transport, cold acclimation, and homeostasis, and its product localises to both mitochondria and the nucleus. BdAIN1 is associated with ethylene sensitivity and response, ABA sensitivity, leaf senescence, desiccation and seed desiccation tolerance, root and hypocotyl elongation, and gravitropic response. Related genes in other species connect the family to grain size, length, weight, and appearance, grain yield, cold and drought tolerance, salt tolerance, anthesis time, stomatal traits, and quantum yield.