CCR — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdCCR (BRADI_3G54960V3) on chromosome 3 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a protein with NAD(P)_dehydrat-like and Epimerase_deHydtase domains, and is annotated with cinnamoyl-CoA reductase activity, flavanone 4-reductase activity, dihydroflavanol 4-reductase activity, and oxidoreductase activity acting on CH-OH groups with NAD(P) as acceptor. The gene is associated with lignin anabolism, anthocyanin anabolism, phenylpropanoid anabolism, green leaf volatile biosynthetic process, defense response, response to cold, downregulation of circadian rhythm, and circadian rhythm. It is linked to traits including photosynthetic rate, grain filling period, and IAA content, and to phenotypes such as lignin content, saccharification yield, plant growth, male sterility, senescence, and stress responses including cold stress response, drought response, and salt tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to cell wall degradability, disease resistance, and biomass yield.