ALMT1 — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS2B02G420600, designated TaALMT7 (synonyms ALMT1, ALMT7-2B, ALMT8-2B, ALMT9-2B) on bread wheat chromosome 2B, encodes a member of the ALMT (aluminum-activated malate transporter) protein family. The gene is associated with organic acid transport, including malate and GABA transport, ion membrane transport, hypersensitivity, and detoxification. Its product localizes to the tonoplast, plasmalemma, and membrane. TaALMT7 is associated with aluminum tolerance, spikelet length, anther length, and spike length. Related genes in other species are linked to panicle size, grain yield, panicle development, and spikelet number, and to anthesis silking interval.