AT3 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BRADI_2G36910V3 (symbol AT3, preferred name pmt) on chromosome 2 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a plant acyltransferase with 10-deacetylbaccatin III 10-O-acetyltransferase, 3'-N-debenzoyl-2'-deoxytaxol N-benzoyltransferase, and hydroxycinnamoyltransferase activities. The gene is associated with primary and secondary metabolism, the shikimate pathway, paclitaxel and lignin biosynthesis, and homeostasis. Its product localises to the cytoplasm. Lignin content is linked to this gene. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to head wax and SDS sedimentation traits.