ABCC13 — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS2B02G485600, symbol ABCC13 and also known as TaABCC12, encodes an ABC-type xenobiotic transporter on wheat chromosome 2B. The product possesses ATP-binding cassette domains and has been annotated with ABA-GE transmembrane transporter, aluminium ion transporter, and sulfate ABC transporter activities. In bread wheat, this gene is associated with seed development, and is linked to shoot fresh weight, auxin content, and seed growth traits. It is associated with processes including aluminium detoxification, UDP-glucose transport, phosphate ion membrane transport, and responses to abiotic stimuli such as heavy metals and arsenic. The protein localises to the tonoplast, vacuolar membrane, vesicle membrane, and mitochondria. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to aluminium tolerance and seed development.