LEA — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD3AV1G232150, designated TtLEA on durum wheat chromosome 3A, encodes a dehydrin family protein with a characteristic dehydrin conserved sequence. The product binds phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidate, phosphoinositides and other lipids, and localises to the vesicle membrane, cytosol and nucleus. TtLEA is associated with cold acclimation, salt response, response to abscisic acid, embryogenesis, seed development, seed germination, and response to thirst. It has been linked to salinity tolerance, germination rate, photosynthetic rate, seedling establishment, drought, seed traits, desiccation tolerance, and salt stress tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to drought tolerance, salt tolerance, water stress response and abiotic stress response.