LEA — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD6BV1G204410, also known as TtLEA, encodes a dehydrin family protein on durum wheat chromosome 6B. The product is annotated with lipid, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidate, and phosphoinositide binding activities. This gene is associated with cold acclimation, response to salt, response to abscisic acid, response to thirst, embryogenesis, seed development, and NO storage. It is linked to vesicle membrane and cytosol localisation. Associations with salinity tolerance, germination rate, and seed germination have also been noted. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to similar stress and developmental processes, though these findings are not yet established for TtLEA itself.