ADH1 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB210770 (ADH1) on maize chromosome 5 encodes a protein with tropinone reductase activity, oxidoreductase activity acting on CH-OH group of donors, and aldo-keto reductase (NAD) activity, belonging to the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) family. This gene is associated with ethanol metabolism, ethanol fermentation, anaerobic respiration, atrazine breakdown, and tropane alkaloid anabolism. It has been linked to numerous agronomic traits including grain number, grain size, grain zinc content, amylose content, starch content, sucrose content, glucose content, carbohydrate content, soluble protein content, nitrogen content, lignin content, proline content, net photosynthetic rate, water use efficiency, stomatal resistance, seedling height, shoot dry weight, root fresh weight, root dry weight, lateral root number, root number, submergence tolerance, salt response, anther color, flower color, hull color, heterosis, and tissue regeneration. The encoded protein localizes to mitochondria. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to plant height and starch digestibility.