LP1 — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD3BV1G016410 (LP1) on durum wheat chromosome 3B encodes a protein with lipid carrier, chitin-binding, calcium ion-binding, calmodulin-binding, and protein serine/threonine kinase activities, among other molecular functions. It is associated with lipid transport, cutin-based cuticle development, phospholipid transfer to membranes, cellular responses to chitin and bacterial molecules, programmed cell death, salt response, and positive regulation of the hypersensitive response. The gene has been linked to traits including bacterial blight disease resistance, drought tolerance, leaf senescence, flowering time, seed growth and development, abscisic acid sensitivity, and stomatal closure time. It localizes to the apoplast, plant-type cell wall, plasmodesma, secretory vesicle, Golgi complex, endosome, and plastid. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to cuticle integrity, pathogen resistance, seed set, and salt stress tolerance.