ADH — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD1BV1G202380 (TtADH) on durum wheat chromosome 1B encodes an alcohol dehydrogenase with S-nitrosoglutathione reductase, aldo-keto reductase and NAD(P)-binding activities. The gene is associated with responses to hypoxia, flooding, hydrogen peroxide, heat acclimation, osmotic and salinity stress, as well as seed development, programmed cell death, and cellular respiration. It has been linked to traits including drought tolerance, herbicide sensitivity, photosynthetic rate, nitrogen content, leaf senescence, and disease tolerance. The encoded protein localises to the cytosol, plastid, mitochondria, nucleus and plasmalemma. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to nitric oxide signalling, systemic acquired resistance, and formaldehyde detoxification.