Gli-1 — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS1B02G011000 (Gli-1) on bread wheat chromosome 1B encodes a gamma-gliadin B protein, a member of the Glia_glutenin and bifunctional inhibitor/lipid transfer/seed storage domain families, with nutrient reservoir activity and phase separation nucleator activity. The gene is associated with grain quality and grain yield traits, as well as drought tolerance. It has been linked to biological processes including seed maturation, seed development, photorespiration, cold acclimation, carbohydrate metabolism, morphogenesis, and NO storage, and its product localizes to the vacuole. Studies of related genes in other species further connect the family to seed storage functions.