LPAT2 — Brassica napus

Summary

BnLPAT2 (DARMORV10_C08P33220.1) on chromosome C08 of oilseed rape encodes a lysophosphatidate acyltransferase, an enzyme with lysophosphatidate acyltransferase activity. The gene is associated with acyl-CoA anabolism, diacylglycerol and CDP-diacylglycerol anabolism, galactolipid and glycolipid anabolism, and lipid homeostasis. It has been linked to seed weight, seed size, seed oil production, seed maturation, and net photosynthetic rate, as well as drought tolerance, chlorophyll content, root growth, and vegetative and reproductive growth. The encoded protein localises to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane, adiposome, and endomembrane system. Studies of related genes in other species link the LPAT2 family to triacylglycerol composition and embryo development.