ADH — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD2BV1G063540 (TtADH) on durum wheat chromosome 2B encodes an alcohol dehydrogenase-like N-terminal domain-containing protein with S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase and S-nitrosoglutathione reductase activities. The gene is associated with responses to hypoxia, flooding, hydrogen peroxide, and heat acclimation, as well as seed development, programmed cell death, and osmotic and salinity responses. It has been linked to traits including respiration and photosynthetic rates, nitrogen content, herbicide sensitivity, drought tolerance, leaf senescence, and disease tolerance. The encoded protein localizes to plastids, mitochondria, cytosol, and nucleus. Related genes in other species are associated with submergence, waterlogging, hypoxia, cold, and salt stress tolerance, aldehyde detoxification, fermentation, and lateral root initiation.