AGR — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdAGR (BRADI_2G44987V3) on chromosome 2 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a protein with auxin efflux carrier and inositol-1,4-bisphosphate 1-phosphatase activities, and is a member of the PIN-like auxin transport family. The gene is associated with auxin signalling, transport, and metabolism, and has been linked to diverse processes including tropism, regulation of cell polarization, endocytic recycling, detection of oxidative stress, and response to cation stress. It is associated with traits such as gravity response, phototropism, shoot growth angle, leaf vein morphology, seed set, and sensitivity to blue light, manganese, and herbicides. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to plant height, tiller number, root system architecture, aluminium tolerance, and flower development.