MDH — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD7AV1G208000 (TtMDH) encodes a malate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.37) with NAD-L-malate dehydrogenase activity, belonging to the malate dehydrogenase type 1 family. In durum wheat, this gene is associated with malate metabolism, the TCA cycle, glyoxylate cycle, and carboxylic acid metabolism. It is linked to chloroplast organization, stroma protein import, and localizes to plastid stroma, chloroplast inner membrane, and envelope. TtMDH has been associated with responses to heat, cold, light stimulus, and defence against bacteria, as well as root development, embryo development, and syngamy. Associations include respiration rate, photosynthetic rate, chloroplast development, and high temperature stress response. The gene is also linked to salt tolerance, thermomemory, heat tolerance, and oxidative stress tolerance. Related genes in other species are associated with chloroplast development under heat stress and plastid genome stability.