MDAR1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

Brachypodium distachyon gene MDAR1 (BRADI_4G38430V3) encodes a monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR) with FAD/NAD-binding domains and leghemoglobin reductase activity. This enzyme is associated with cellular oxidant detoxification, hydrogen peroxide catabolism, and response to jasmonic acid. It has been linked to lignin content, photosynthetic rate, and disease tolerance. The gene product localizes to multiple cellular compartments including the peroxisomal lumen, chloroplast envelope, plasmodesmata, and apoplast. MDAR1 is associated with shoot development, carbohydrate and secondary metabolism, and responses to zinc, symbiotic fungi, and viruses. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to salt and drought stress tolerance, antioxidative responses, seedling growth, and mutualistic interactions with Piriformospora indica.

Annotations

Chromosome
4
Related genes
MDAR1, PDLP1, MDAR6, MDAR2, MDAR3, MDAR4
GO terms
homeostasis, response to symbiotic fungi, 2-oxoglutarate metabolism, FAD or FADH2 binding, Dihydrolipoyl Dehydrogenase (NADH) Activity, Nucleotide Binding, MRNA Binding, carbohydrate metabolism
Publications
25239023, 18784283, 19182226, 12787240, 18210371, 17028338, 27014325, 14551330
Traits
salt tolerance, immune response, antiviral defense, salt stress tolerance, ascorbic acid accumulation, oxidative stress, other miscellaneous trait, Seedling Growth Arrest, Impaired Triacylglycerol Breakdown