LEA — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD6BV1G204330, designated TtLEA, encodes a dehydrin family protein characterized by dehydrin conserved sequence domains. The product exhibits lipid-binding activity, including phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidate, and phosphoinositide binding. This durum wheat gene on chromosome 6B is associated with cold acclimation, response to salt stress, response to abscisic acid, response to thirst, seed development, embryogenesis, and nitric oxide storage. It localizes to the vesicle membrane and cytosol. TtLEA has been linked to salinity tolerance, germination rate, and seed germination. Studies of related genes in other species further connect this gene family to abiotic stress responses and seed maturation processes.