ACH1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdACH1 (BRADI_3G01250V3) in Brachypodium distachyon encodes a nitrate transporter belonging to the MFS superfamily with nitrate and nitrite transmembrane transporter activity. The gene is associated with nitrate assimilation, cellular response to nitrate, and nitrite transport, and its product localises to the plasma membrane, tonoplast, and cytoplasm. BdACH1 is associated with grain number, grain yield, photosynthetic rate, and seed nitrate content. It is also linked to cadmium uptake, pathogen resistance, lateral root development, root elongation, flowering time, and biomass production. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to nitrate transport from roots to shoots, nitrogen remobilisation, drought response, and disease resistance, as well as yield and manganese transport.