ACBP — Brassica napus

Summary

BnACBP (DARMORV10_A05P25500.1) on chromosome A05 of oilseed rape encodes an acyl-CoA-binding protein, a member of the acyl-CoA-binding superfamily with additional kinase and binding activities including phosphatidylcholine, fatty-acyl-CoA, chitin, and chitosan binding, as well as protein serine/threonine kinase activity. The gene is associated with lipid transport, fatty acid metabolism, the Kennedy pathway, lipogenesis, and triglyceride anabolism, alongside responses to freezing, hypoxia, and bacterial molecules. It has been linked to seed weight, seed size, protein content, drought tolerance, salt tolerance, bacterial blight disease resistance, and leaf chlorosis. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to seed oil content, freezing tolerance, heavy metal resistance, oxidative stress tolerance, and pathogen resistance.