EDF1 — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD3BV1G017390 (symbol EDF1) on durum wheat chromosome 3B encodes a protein with AP2/ERF and B3 DNA-binding domains, annotated with DNA-binding transcription factor activity, transcription corepressor activity, and protein kinase activity. It is associated with regulation of leaf morphogenesis, photoperiodism and flowering, gibberellic acid homeostasis, negative regulation of transcription, cellular responses to drought, carbon dioxide, and absence of light, and regulation of stomatal opening and closure. The gene is linked to seed yield, biomass yield, flowering time, leaf elongation rate, root thickness, disease tolerance, salt tolerance, and responses to brassinosteroid, auxin, and abscisic acid signaling. Studies of related genes in other species connect the EDF1 family to flowering time, stress tolerance, and seed development traits.