TaCaM5 — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS4D02G179800, symbol TaCaM5, encodes an EF-hand domain-containing protein with calcium ion binding and enzyme modulator activity. It is associated with heat tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) on chromosome 4D. The gene is linked to diverse biological processes including glutathione and polyamine anabolism, fatty acid metabolism, transition metal and calcium transport, response to karrikin and nitrate, vacuole organization, protein membrane targeting, positive regulation of flavonoid anabolism, regulation of the hypersensitive response, intracellular signal transduction, osmotic response, and stress response. It localizes to the cytoplasm and myosin II complex. TaCaM5 is also connected to jasmonic acid signaling pathways and the nuclear uptake and ubiquitination of JAZ proteins. Studies of related genes in other species further link the family to calcium-mediated signaling.