EBI — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB232260 (ZmEBI) on maize chromosome 5 encodes a protein with a dual-specificity protein kinase domain and MAP kinase domain, and is annotated for peptide hormone binding, ammonium channel activity, SUMO transferase activity, and heat shock protein binding. The gene is associated with regulation of stress response, immune evasion, zeatin anabolism, hydrogen peroxide metabolism, and sex differentiation. It localizes to the spliceosome, nuclear speck, stress granule, chloroplast membranes, and plasmodesmata. Associations with agronomic traits include grain appearance, ear diameter and length, starch gelatinization temperature, seedling vigor, root and shoot biomass, mesocotyl length, and leaf relative water content. Phenotypic links include stomatal CO2 signaling, salt and cold stress tolerance, powdery mildew resistance, ammonium transport, and root growth. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to stress granule assembly, ammonium transport, and pathogen resistance.