BAD1 — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3002G215700 (BAD1) on sorghum chromosome 2 encodes an aldehyde dehydrogenase family protein with multiple annotated activities including succinate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+), betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+), and coniferyl-aldehyde dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activity. The gene is associated with GABA catabolism and the GABA shunt, cellular detoxification of aldehydes, and responses to anoxia, water, desiccation, and insects. It has been linked to leaf water potential, grain filling period, photosynthetic rate, disease tolerance, plant growth and development, and root morphology traits. Associations also include salt stress tolerance, drought tolerance, osmotic stress tolerance, heat stress tolerance, herbicide tolerance, and photosynthetic efficiency. Related genes in other species link the family to grain fragrance, submergence tolerance, male sterility, and fungal blast resistance.