LEA — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD6AV1G207560, also known as TtLEA, encodes a dehydrin family protein characterized by a dehydrin conserved domain and annotated with lipid-binding activities including phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidate, and phosphoinositide binding. In durum wheat, this gene is associated with cold acclimation, response to salt stress, response to abscisic acid, seed development, embryogenesis, and response to thirst. It is linked to vesicle membrane and cytosol localization. Associations with salinity tolerance, germination rate, and seed germination have also been recorded. Studies of related genes in other species further connect the family to stress-responsive pathways.