ESI3 — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS4A02G107100, also known as ESI3, wpi6, and several RCI2 designations, encodes a member of the PMP3 protein family on wheat chromosome 4A. The gene is associated with cold acclimation, response to cold, response to abscisic acid, salinity response, defence response to fungi, and response to thirst. It has been linked to winter survival, cell membrane stability, tiller number, cold tolerance, chlorophyll content, anthesis time, plant height, grain yield, salt tolerance, and drought tolerance. The encoded protein localises to the membrane and extracellular region, and is connected to pathways including inflorescence development, reproductive structure development, and growth and developmental processes. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to salt tolerance in yeast and drought resistance in rice.