ENP — Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare

Summary

HORVU.MOREX.R3.7HG0659200, designated HvENP, encodes a protein containing an NPH3/RPT2-like domain and a BTB/POZ domain, placing it in the SKP1/BTB/POZ superfamily. This gene is associated with diverse biological processes including auxin transport, gibberellin biosynthesis, cholesterol and fatty acid anabolism, lipid metabolism, protein ubiquitination, fermentation, water transport, PH reduction, and syngamy. It has been linked to several agronomically relevant traits such as root shape, root number, root length, leaf shape, seed germination, and salt tolerance (SALTTL). Studies of related genes in other species, such as CPT1 in rice, connect the family to similar developmental and stress-response pathways, though these associations are not yet established for HvENP itself.