BAD1 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB041930 (BAD1) on maize chromosome 1 encodes an aldehyde dehydrogenase domain-containing protein with multiple NAD-dependent activities, including succinate-semialdehyde, betaine-aldehyde, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase functions. The gene is associated with glycine betaine and proline metabolism, the GABA shunt, aldehyde detoxification, and abscisic acid breakdown. It is linked to grain yield, grain filling period, net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, leaf relative water content, root number and length, salt and heat tolerance, disease tolerance, and plant stress responses. The product localizes to mitochondria, vacuoles, chloroplast stroma, and the apoplast. Related genes in other species are associated with abiotic stress tolerance, osmotic adjustment, photosynthetic efficiency, and grain quality traits.