NPL1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BRADI_5G07360V3 (BdNPL1, also known as BdPHOT2) on chromosome 5 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a protein with serine/threonine kinase activity, FMN binding, blue light photoreceptor activity, and ubiquitin ligase substrate adaptor functions. It is associated with blue and red/far-red light signaling, photoperiodism and flowering, circadian clock entrainment, stomatal movement, auxin polar transport, positive gravitropism, anthocyanin metabolism, detection of bacteria, and response to freezing. The gene is linked to traits including phototropism, root phototropism, blue and red light sensitivity, biomass yield, water use efficiency, anthocyanin content, leaf position, stamen length, lateral root length, and chloroplast development. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to chloroplast relocation, stomatal aperture opening, and resistance to Pseudomonas syringae.