FRG1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdFRG1 (BRADI_5G22745V3) encodes a SNF2/RAD54-like helicase and ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler with ATPase, DNA helicase, nucleosome binding, and histone methylase activities. In Brachypodium distachyon, this gene is associated with regulation of endosperm development, stomatal closure, ABA signaling, chromatin silencing, DNA repair, double-strand break repair, and transcription. It has been linked to salinity tolerance, reproductive period, delayed flowering, reduced root growth, and reduced DNA methylation. The protein localizes to the nucleus, chromosome, chromatin, and nucleolus. Related genes in other species are linked to immune response, disease, and blast. Sequence similarity connections further associate the family with agronomic traits including grain weight, grain yield, plant height, spike length, chlorophyll content, drought sensitivity, and stripe rust.