Group 1 LEA Proteins in Durum Wheat: Evolution, Expression, and Roles in Abiotic Stress Tolerance.

ABSTRACT: Group 1 LEA proteins are involved in embryo water dynamics during the maturation stage of seed development and contribute to desiccation stress protection in vegetative and embryonic tissues. Nevertheless, their roles in durum wheat remain largely unexplored. This study represents the first comprehensive survey of group 1 LEA proteins and their encoding genes in Triticum turgidum ssp. Durum (durum wheat). Eight group 1 LEA (TtEM1 to TtEM8) genes were identified in the durum wheat genome, which were named according to their chromosomal location. Analyses of the physiochemical characteristics and subcellular location revealed that all TtEM proteins exhibited a highly disordered structure (more than 90% of tendency of disorder) and were located in the nucleu

SUBMITTER: Soltani N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12473993 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature