MLO — Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare

Summary

HORVU.MOREX.R3.6HG0615490, designated HvMLO on barley chromosome 6H, encodes a calmodulin-binding membrane protein. The gene is associated with host invasion, invasive growth, cell polarization, endosomal transport, intracellular transport, metabolic burst, protein polyubiquitination, virus-induced PTGS, immune response, leaf senescence, leaf development, programmed cell death, and innate immunity. It has also been connected to leaf necrosis, leaf chlorosis, and grain yield. Studies of related MLO family members in other species link the family to endosperm color.