LEA — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD3BV1G219740, designated TtLEA, encodes a protein on durum wheat chromosome 3B. The gene is associated with cold acclimation, response to salt, response to abscisic acid, seed development, seed germination, embryogenesis, and response to thirst. TtLEA is linked to cytosol and nucleus localisation. Associations with salinity tolerance, germination rate, photosynthetic rate, seedling establishment, drought, seed traits, desiccation tolerance, and salt stress tolerance have been reported. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to winter survival, cold tolerance, heat tolerance, water stress response, abscisic acid content and sensitivity, cell membrane stability, water use efficiency, root and shoot growth traits, seed maturation and size, spikelet sterility, and pollen fertility.