VIT1 — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS5B02G202100 (TaVIT1, also known as TaVIT2-5B) on wheat chromosome 5B encodes a member of the Ccc1 family. The protein exhibits iron ion sequestering activity, manganese ion transmembrane transporter activity, and iron channel activity, and is localized to the vacuolar membrane and nucleus. TaVIT1 is associated with cellular and multicellular iron and manganese ion homeostasis, iron transport, and maintenance of floral meristem identity. The gene has been linked to grain weight, heading time, plant height, flag leaf angle, photosynthetic rate, and seed growth and development traits. It is also connected to responses to abiotic stimuli, including drought escape pathways and circadian rhythm. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to vacuolar iron storage and seed iron distribution, grain yield, and zinc concentration.

Annotations

Chromosome
5B
Related genes
VIT1, PRR1, BBX7, IPN2, NLP1, AP1
GO terms
homeostasis, multicellular organismal iron ion homeostasis, Flower Development, Protein Homodimerization Activity, Transcription Cis-regulatory Region Binding, Floral Meristem Determinacy, cellular iron ion homeostasis, Vacuolar Membrane
Publications
24597566, 12941870, 24094048, 25201173, 34290727, 10544496, 9349279, 7672612
Traits
petal development, floral organ development, floral meristem identity, floral development, floral organ identity, flower meristem identity, iron distribution in seeds, iron distribution