AMY1 — Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare

Summary

HORVU.MOREX.R3.6HG0619750, designated HvAMY1 on barley chromosome 6H, encodes an alpha-amylase enzyme (EC 3.2.1.1) with calcium ion binding and metal binding activities, belonging to the glycoside hydrolase family 13. The gene is associated with starch breakdown, sucrose breakdown, carbohydrate metabolism, endosperm development, programmed cell death, and cell death. It has been linked to seed size and seed germination. The encoded protein localises to the extracellular space.