ADH — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB056510 (Adh1) on maize chromosome 1 encodes a protein with S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (NADH) activity, S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+] activity, aldo-keto reductase activity, and calcium ion binding. The gene is associated with ethanol metabolism and fermentation, activation of cellular response to hypoxic stress, and methanal metabolism. It has been linked to numerous agronomic traits including grain yield, plant height, seedling height, root length, root fresh and dry weight, shoot dry weight, chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate, leaf senescence, starch and amylose content, lignin content, protein content, and cell membrane stability. Adh1 is also associated with stress responses such as drought tolerance, low temperature stress response, salt tolerance, herbicide sensitivity, and disease tolerance, as well as submergence, waterlogging, and hypoxia tolerance.