DI19-5 — Zea mays

Summary

ZmDI19-5 (ZM00001EB139880) on maize chromosome 3 encodes a protein belonging to the DI19 family, characterized by Di19_C and Di19_Zn-bd domains. The gene is associated with diverse biological processes including mycotoxin breakdown, response to glutathione, auxin signaling, immune response, detoxification, and translation elongation. It has been linked to several agronomically important traits such as grain yield, drought tolerance, anthesis time, carbohydrate content, mycotoxin content, and oxidative stress response. Related genes in other species connect the family to stress tolerance, including salt stress responses in seedlings.