IRT3 — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD7AV1G036660 (IRT3) on durum wheat chromosome 7A encodes a metal ion transmembrane transporter with copper, zinc and iron channel activity, and protein binding capacity. The gene is associated with zinc, iron and cadmium transport, response to zinc, leaf senescence, meiosis, homologous chromosome pairing, syngamy, chromatin modelling and response to nematode. It is linked to zinc deficiency tolerance, cadmium uptake, zinc and iron homeostasis, seed development, and crossover frequency. The product localises to the plasma membrane, plant-type vacuole and extracellular region. Related genes in other species are linked to copper, zinc, iron and cadmium accumulation, grain metal content, drought tolerance, grain yield and size, tiller number, root length, amylose content, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, oxidative stress response and salt tolerance.