LIP9 — Zea mays

Summary

ZmLIP9 (ZM00001EB187010) on maize chromosome 4 encodes a dehydrin family protein, characterized by a dehydrin conserved sequence domain. The protein is annotated with calcium ion binding, actin binding, mRNA binding, protein binding, and transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity. It localizes to the actin cytoskeleton, plasmodesma, mitochondria, membrane, cytosol, plasmalemma, cytoplasm, and nucleus. ZmLIP9 is associated with drought recovery, response to water, water transport, oxidative phosphorylation, nitrogen fixation, proline metabolism, hormone transport, and cell maturation. It has been linked to grain yield, grain weight, grain number, grain lysine content, ear length, drought tolerance, heat tolerance, water use efficiency, chlorophyll content, root length, shoot fresh weight, germination rate, seed dormancy, leaf rolling, stomatal resistance, and abscisic acid content. Related genes in other species are linked to cold tolerance, cold acclimation, and abscisic acid response.