BGLU6 (TRAESCS3A02G175800) — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS3A02G175800 (symbol BGLU6, also known as BGLU22) on bread wheat chromosome 3A encodes a glycosyl hydrolase family 1 protein with beta-glucosidase, beta-galactosidase, beta-D-fucosidase, hexosyltransferase and cyanidin 3-O-glucoside 7-O-glucosyltransferase activities. The gene is associated with anther development, anthocyanin anabolism, sucrose metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, protein processing, cellular homeostasis, transport, cell communication, lipid metabolism, signal transduction and cell death. It is linked to the plant-type vacuole. BGLU6 is associated with numerous agronomic traits including grain weight, grain number, grain size, grain length, grain protein content, spike length, spikelet density, tiller number, plant height, heading time, anthesis time, male sterility, stripe rust, cold tolerance, drought tolerance and grain yield. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to spikelet number.