Encodes a member of an eight-gene family (SMAX1 and SMAX1-like) that has weak similarity to AtHSP101, a ClpB chaperonin required for thermotolerance. Loss of function mutants show increased sensitivity to salt stress and drought.
TAIR Short Description:
Double Clp-N motif-containing P-loop nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases superfamily protein