VH1 (TRAESCS3A02G099400) — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS3A02G099400 (TaVH1, also known as TaBRI1 or TaBRL2) on wheat chromosome 3A encodes a protein with a BRI1 island domain and a plant leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase (LRR-RLK) structure, characteristic of a serine/threonine protein kinase. The gene is associated with numerous molecular functions including transaminase, methyltransferase, and xylanase activities, and is linked to biological processes such as positive regulation of glucose transport, anthocyanin metabolism, and glyoxylate cycling. TaVH1 is associated with agronomically important traits including seed yield, drought sensitivity, photosynthetic ability, leaf angle, lignin biosynthesis, and cadmium concentration. It is also associated with phenotypes such as abscisic acid insensitivity, altered stomatal development, and oxidative stress tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to cotyledon vein patterning, heat tolerance, and biomass accumulation.