OsAlba1, a dehydration-responsive nuclear protein of rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica), participates in stress adaptation

Screening of the dehydration-responsive nuclear proteome of indica rice identified an Alba-family protein, designated OsAlba1, distantly related to the archaeal DNA/RNA-binding Alba protein. We describe, for the first time, the complete sequence of OsAlba1, its genomic organization, and possible function/s.