ADH — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD1AV1G013670 (TtADH) on durum wheat chromosome 1A encodes an alcohol dehydrogenase-like N-terminal and C-terminal domain-containing protein with S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase, S-nitrosoglutathione reductase, and aldo-keto reductase activities. This gene is associated with responses to hypoxia, flooding, hydrogen peroxide, heat acclimation, and osmotic and salinity stress, as well as seed development, programmed cell death, and cellular respiration. It has been linked to traits including drought tolerance, low temperature stress response, herbicide sensitivity, photosynthetic rate, leaf senescence, disease tolerance, and nitrogen content. The encoded protein localizes to the plastid, mitochondria, cytosol, nucleus, and plasmalemma. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to hypoxia tolerance, submergence tolerance, formaldehyde detoxification, and cold stress resistance.