SHD — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdSHD (BRADI_4G06370V3) on chromosome 4 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a member of the Hsp90 family of heat shock proteins, characterized by Hsp90_N, Hsp90_C, and HATPase domains, and annotated with ATP-dependent protein folding chaperone activity. The gene is associated with vesicle organization, protein secretion, thylakoid membrane organization, chloroplast stroma protein import, de-etiolation, and defense response to insects. It is linked to traits such as flowering time, seed set, seed viability, pollen fertility, root development, and responses to high temperature stress, bacterial disease, and abiotic stress. Localization evidence connects the product to the chloroplast inner membrane, thylakoid, nucleoid, ER lumen, and Tic complex. Related genes in other species are linked to thermotolerance, disease resistance, plastid function, and sterol methylation.