ACBP — Brassica napus

Summary

BnACBP (ACBP, DARMORV10_C05P39640.1) on chromosome C05 of oilseed rape encodes an acyl-CoA-binding protein, a member of the acyl-CoA-binding superfamily. The gene product exhibits phosphatidylcholine, fatty-acyl-CoA, chitosan, and chitin binding activities, along with protein kinase, transmembrane receptor protein kinase, and histone H2AS1 kinase activities. It is associated with lipid transport, lipogenesis, fatty acid and pyruvate metabolism, seed maturation, response to freezing and hypoxia, and detection of peptidoglycan. The protein localizes to the ER membrane, plasmalemma, cytosol, nucleus, and extracellular space. Associations include bacterial blight disease resistance, leaf chlorosis, protein content, stomatal complex closure time, and disease tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to seed oil content, freezing tolerance, heavy metal resistance, and pathogen resistance.