ZFP — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD3BV1G201640, designated TtZFP (ZFP), encodes a C2H2-type zinc-finger domain-containing protein on durum wheat chromosome 3B. The product possesses DNA-binding transcription factor activity, binds zinc, and localises to the nucleus. TtZFP is associated with the regulation of DNA-templated transcription and with responses to oxidative stress and thirst. It has been linked to coleoptile length and drought tolerance, and to abscisic acid (ABA)-related phenotypes. The gene is connected to expression of ZFP179 and to transcription factor networks involved in salinity response. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to salt tolerance, oxidative stress, seed germination and seedling-stage responses.