NHX8 — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS2D02G135600 (TaNHX8) on wheat chromosome 2D encodes a cation/H⁺ exchanger of the CPA1 family with lithium:proton antiporter, sodium:hydrogen exchanger, and potassium:proton antiporter activities. It is associated with salt stress tolerance, sodium uptake and efflux, lithium transport and homeostasis, potassium acquisition, and cell pH regulation. The gene has been linked to yield, plant height, root development, leaf chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate, stomatal resistance, drought tolerance, high temperature stress response, disease tolerance, and oxidative stress response. It localises to the vacuolar membrane, tonoplast, plasmalemma, and chloroplast envelope. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to sodium exclusion, ion homeostasis, and high-salinity stress tolerance.

Annotations

Chromosome
2D
Related genes
NHX8, CEO, SOS1, TRAESCS6A02G018300, RR29, SOS2
GO terms
homeostasis, response to AOS, regulation of ROS metabolic process, tonoplast, cell pH regulation, Embryo Development Ending In Seed Dormancy, potassium ion membrane transport, Protein Kinase Activity
Publications
27881680, 22639643, 27940414, 11154351, 16079998, 19481598, 18316035, 19302170
Traits
virescence, salt stress tolerance, root-to-shoot communication, root-to-shoot long-distance signalling, circadian rhythm, salt tolerance, heat tolerance, paraquat tolerance