PR5 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdPR5 (BRADI_4G09220V3) on chromosome 4 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a thaumatin-like protein with beta-glucanase and endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase activity. This gene is associated with antifungal innate immune responses, defense responses to fungi, and killing of cells of other organisms. It is also associated with responses to viruses, jasmonic acid, and ethylene, as well as cell death. The product localizes to the vacuole and extracellular space. Related genes in other species link the family to endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase activity (EC 3.2.1.6) and pathogenesis-related functions.