HKT1 — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum
Summary
TRITD2BV1G211910 (HKT1, TtHKT1) on durum wheat chromosome 2B encodes a transmembrane cation transporter with sodium and potassium transporter activities, belonging to the TrkH/K_transport family. The gene is associated with salinity response, osmotic response, and potassium ion homeostasis, and its product localises to the plasma membrane, Golgi, ER and mitochondria. HKT1 is linked to seedling vigour, tiller number, germination rate, photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content, and salt tolerance traits including sodium exclusion, potassium retention, and seed germination under salt stress. It has been connected to sodium ion accumulation, xylem transport, leaf and shoot sodium distribution, and reproductive growth. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to salt tolerance, sodium homeostasis, and ion distribution, as well as shoot sodium accumulation and development.
Annotations
- Chromosome
- 2B
- Related genes
- HKT1
- GO terms
- homeostasis, sodium ion membrane transport, Golgi Membrane, potassium ion membrane transport, mitochondria, plasmalemma, sodium transport, Potassium Ion Homeostasis
- Publications
- 27940414, 23539361, 35794394, 22238420, 29017432, 27380309, 25706745, 23298681
- Traits
- salt tolerance, seed production, salt stress tolerance, seed germination under salt stress, potassium retention, Salt and Potassium Stress Tolerant, Trichome Defects, Suppressor of Salt Sensitivity, Improved Growth Under Salt Stress, Trichome Defects, Suppressor of Salt Sensitivity, Trichome Absence