CLCE (TRAESCS3A02G253600) — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS3A02G253600, designated TaCLCE on bread wheat chromosome 3A, encodes a voltage-gated chloride channel protein belonging to the ClC-type family. The gene product exhibits chloride channel activity and is localized to the chloroplast thylakoid membrane and chloride channel complex. TaCLCE is associated with chloride transmembrane transport, regulation of photosynthesis light reaction, thylakoid membrane organization, chloroplast organization, cellular homeostasis, and hypersensitivity. The gene has been connected to ear number, stripe rust, grain yield, and nitrate transport. Additional associations include cell death, signal transduction, and lipid metabolism. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to photosynthetic ability, chloroplast development, salinity tolerance, and nitrate homeostasis.