LEA — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD6AV1G207500, designated TtLEA, encodes a dehydrin protein in durum wheat chromosome 6A. The product possesses lipid-binding activity, including phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidate, and phosphoinositide binding. This gene is associated with cold acclimation, salt response, response to abscisic acid, response to thirst, embryogenesis, seed development, and nitric oxide storage. The protein localizes to the vesicle membrane and cytosol. TtLEA is associated with salinity tolerance, germination rate, and seed germination. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to stress-responsive processes.