Gene Details:

• Gene ID: TraesCS2B02G345300
• Gene Symbol: TaVIT1-B
• Gene Name: VACUOLAR IRON TRANSPORTER 1
• Genome: Chinese_Spring1.0
• Species: Triticum aestivum

Functional Descriptions:

• Identified and functionally characterized TaVIT1 and TaVIT2, the two VIT paralogs found in the genome of bread wheat.
• This suggests that TaVIT1 is indeed a functioning iron transporter but that it localizes mainly to a membrane other than the tonoplast.
• These data indicate that both TaVIT1 and TaVIT2 are able to transport iron but that their localization in the cell may differ.
• TaVIT1 and TaVIT2 are both expressed in the aleurone, correlating with high levels of iron in this tissue, which is removed from white flours during the milling process.

Function-related keywords:

• transporter ,  iron

Literature:

• Wheat Vacuolar Iron Transporter TaVIT2 Transports Fe and Mn and Is Effective for Biofortification.   DOI:  10.1104/pp.17.00672 ;  PMID:  28684433

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: 123045688
• UniProt accessions: A0A3B6C8B5

Sequences: