LEA — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BRADI_4G22290V3 (BdLEA) encodes a dehydrin family protein containing a dehydrin conserved sequence and is annotated with lipid, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidate and phosphoinositide binding activities. In Brachypodium distachyon, this gene is associated with cold acclimation, embryogenesis, response to abscisic acid and response to thirst, and localises to the vesicle membrane, cytosol and nucleus. It has been linked to photosynthetic rate, seedling establishment, drought, seed traits, salinity stress, ABA response and desiccation tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to winter survival, water stress response, salt and cold tolerance, seed maturation, germination rate, root hair density, spikelet sterility, pollen fertility, leaf size, water use efficiency, stomatal resistance, proline content and cell membrane stability.