DHN3 — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS6A02G350700 (symbol DHN3, also known as WZY2) on bread wheat chromosome 6A encodes a dehydrin family protein. The protein exhibits lipid binding, including phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidate, and phosphoinositide binding. This gene is associated with cold acclimation, response to abscisic acid, stomatal closure, and response to abiotic and biotic stimuli. It is linked to drought tolerance, grain yield, grain protein content, leaf chlorophyll content, flag leaf senescence, photosynthetic rate, osmotic adjustment capacity, and abscisic acid content. The protein localizes to the vesicle membrane and cytosol. Studies of related dehydrins in Arabidopsis link the family to osmotic stress tolerance.