TaFAR1 (TRAESCS4B02G010100) — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS4B02G010100, symbol TaFAR1, encodes a fatty acyl-CoA reductase (alcohol-forming) with EC 1.2.1.84, a member of the FAR_C and FAR_NAD-bd domain families. In bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) on chromosome 4B, this gene is associated with primary alcohol and wax biosynthesis, suberin biosynthesis, and long-chain fatty acyl-CoA metabolism. TaFAR1 is linked to cold tolerance, drought stress response, salt stress response, heat tolerance, and powdery mildew resistance. It is also associated with agronomic traits including grain yield, grain number, thousand kernel weight, grain protein content, spike length, spikelet density, plant height, root length and dry weight, emergence time, plant vigor, and IAA content. Studies of related genes in other species further associate the FAR family with stress responses and developmental processes.