GAD — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsGAD5 (CSA01G020460) on Camelina sativa chromosome 1 encodes a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent decarboxylase with glutamate decarboxylase and sphinganine-1-phosphate aldolase activities, and it binds calmodulin. The gene is associated with glutamate and sphingolipid breakdown, carboxylic acid metabolism, detoxification, secondary metabolism, nitric oxide storage, and response to salt stress. Its product localizes to the ER membrane, plasmodesmata, ER, and cytosol. CsGAD5 is linked to root length. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to amino acid content, water use efficiency, stomatal resistance and opening, and salt tolerance.