BAD1 — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3010G113000 (BAD1) on sorghum chromosome 10 encodes an aldehyde dehydrogenase family protein with multiple aldehyde dehydrogenase activities, including betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase and succinate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase activity. The gene is associated with GABA catabolism and the GABA shunt, cellular detoxification of aldehydes, and responses to anoxia, water, and desiccation. It is linked to leaf water potential, photosynthetic rate, grain filling period, disease tolerance, root morphology, and plant growth and development traits. Associations also include salt, drought, osmotic, heat, and combined stress tolerance, as well as aldehyde detoxification, redox homeostasis, and photosynthetic efficiency. The gene product localizes to mitochondria, vacuoles, chloroplast stroma, and the apoplast. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to grain fragrance, submergence tolerance, male sterility, and grain size.