ZM00001EB365940 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB365940 on maize chromosome 8 encodes a RIO kinase family protein with protein serine/threonine kinase activity, specifically histone H2AS1 kinase activity, and binds ATP and metal ions. The gene is associated with pollen adhesion and pollen-stigma interaction, as well as SSU-rRNA maturation, intracellular signaling, and reproductive processes. It is linked to agronomically important traits including grain yield, plant height, anthesis time, leaf angle, net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, seedling vigor, germination rate, root length, drought tolerance, and salt tolerance. The protein localizes to the nucleus, cytosol, and preribosome small subunit precursor. Related genes in other species link the RIO2 family to serine/threonine-protein kinase function.