CDPK — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BRADI_3G42860V3 (BdCDPK) encodes a protein with an MMTA2_N domain and is classified as MMTAG2-like. In Brachypodium distachyon, this gene is annotated to the MAPK cascade and signal transduction. Associations observed in this species connect BdCDPK to drought, salt, leaf, sheath, and flower phenotypes, as well as to starch biosynthesis, grain size, and grain traits. The gene is also associated with responses to abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid, and with gibberellin and phosphatase processes. Studies of related genes in other species link the CDPK family to stress responses, disease resistance, cold tolerance, seed development, plant height, and grain yield, though these associations are not yet established in Brachypodium.