CAD9 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoCAD9 (CAD9) on cabbage chromosome 7 encodes a protein with CAD-like, ADH_Zn_CS, ER, ADH-like_N, ADH-like_C, GroES-like_sf and NAD(P)-bd_dom_sf domains, and has geraniol dehydrogenase, mannitol dehydrogenase, vomilenine reductase, 8-hydroxygeraniol dehydrogenase, cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase, oxidoreductase activity acting on the CH-OH group of donors with NAD or NADP as acceptor, zinc binding and protein binding activities. The gene is associated with response to stimulus, phenylpropanoid metabolism, lignin anabolism, alkaloid metabolism and response to cold, and its product localises to the apoplast, cytosol, plasmalemma and cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species link the CAD9 family to stem strength, stem diameter, seed coat colour, cellulose content, lignin content, plant height and salt tolerance.