ZIP1 — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD2BV1G209740, designated TtZIP1, encodes a zinc transporter of the ZIP family, possessing zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity and localising to the plasmalemma. In durum wheat, the gene is associated with cadmium tolerance. Annotated biological process associations include zinc, iron and cadmium transport, response to zinc, meiosis, syngamy, homologous chromosome pairing at meiosis, leaf senescence, and homeostasis. Studies of related genes in other species link the ZIP family to zinc and manganese homeostasis and translocation, zinc accumulation, and distribution in meristem, phloem, xylem, nodes, shoots, roots, seeds and flowers. Traits connected to the family through sequence similarity include leaf water potential, cadmium and iron concentration, leaf chlorosis, quantum yield, sugar and jasmonic acid content, tiller number, proline content, water use efficiency, root length, and chlorophyll content.