HKT1 — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum
Summary
TRITD2BV1G212020 (symbol HKT1, also known as TtHKT1) on durum wheat chromosome 2B encodes a transmembrane cation transporter with sodium and potassium transporter activity, belonging to the TrkH-K-transport family. This gene is associated with sodium and potassium ion membrane transport, potassium ion homeostasis, osmotic response, and salinity response. It localizes to the plasmalemma, Golgi membrane, ER membrane, and mitochondria. HKT1 has been connected to seedling vigour, tiller number, germination rate, photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content, salt tolerance, sodium exclusion, potassium retention, seed production, and reproductive growth. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to salt tolerance, sodium homeostasis, ion distribution, and potassium nutrition, 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