LEA — Brassica juncea

Summary

BJUA09G10020S (BjLEA) encodes a protein with a Dehydrin_CS domain and is annotated with metal-binding molecular function. In Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) on chromosome A09, this gene is associated with cellular responses to salt, light stimulus, desiccation, drought, mannitol, wounding, and abscisic acid, as well as cold acclimation, embryogenesis, seed germination, and thirst response. It localises to the cytosol, cytoplasm, and nucleus. The gene is linked to harvest index, photosynthetic rate, germination rate, and drought tolerance, and to the phenotype of seedling establishment. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to net photosynthetic rate, seed weight, water use efficiency, stomatal resistance, seed size, seed maturation, root length, seedling growth, and seed production.