AGR — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB254390 (AGR, also known as ZmWAV6, PIN9, PIN10A, and several other PIN family synonyms) on maize chromosome 5 encodes a member of the auxin efflux carrier family, possessing auxin efflux transmembrane transporter activity and clathrin binding, along with multiple phosphatidylinositol phosphate binding and phosphatase-related molecular functions. The gene is associated with auxin signalling and transport pathways, including IAA efflux and clathrin-mediated endocytosis of PIN proteins. It is linked to a wide range of developmental and agronomic traits, including lateral growth, tropism, stigma development, seedling vigour, inflorescence branching, leaf vein morphology, shoot growth angle, seed set percent, root volume, and responses to oxidative stress, cation stress, and boron levels. The protein localises to the auxin efflux carrier complex, basal and lateral plasma membranes, recycling endosomes, and clathrin-coated vesicles.