DH1 — Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare

Summary

HORVU.MOREX.R3.7HG0686790 (symbol DH1, also known as HvDH1 or ADH1) on barley chromosome 7H encodes a protein with multiple oxidoreductase activities, including D-xylulose reductase, sorbitol-6-phosphate 2-dehydrogenase, cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase, and coniferyl-alcohol dehydrogenase activities, and contains an SDH-like domain and zinc-binding motifs. The gene is associated with seed development, cell division, fermentation, mating, syngamy, lignin anabolism, and the breakdown of L-idonate and methanal. Its product localises to the cytoplasm, cytosol, plastid, and plasmodesmata. The gene is linked to protein content. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to grain yield, grain lysine and amylopectin content, plant height, seedling height, root traits, shoot and root dry weight, drought tolerance and recovery, submergence tolerance, and lignin content.