Overexpression of the Gene Encoding a NudC Domain Protein Enhances Root Growth and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in .

The family of NudC proteins has representatives in all eukaryotes and plays essential evolutionarily conserved roles in many aspects of organismal development and stress response, including nuclear migration, cell division, folding and stabilization of other proteins. This study investigates an undescribed homolog of the gene, named (for ), which shares high sequence similarity to other plant and mammalian -like genes. Expression of was highly upregulated in response to several abiotic stress factors, such as heat shock, drought and high salinity.