LPAT2 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsLPAT5 (CSA01G021830) on Camelina sativa chromosome 1 encodes a lysophosphatidate acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.51) with an acyltransferase domain, responsible for lysophosphatidate acyltransferase activity. This gene is associated with CDP-diacylglycerol anabolism, fatty acid elongation, and glycerolipid biosynthesis, as well as triacylglycerol and phospholipid biosynthesis. It has been linked to oleic acid content and seed size, and to nitrogen starvation response. The encoded protein localizes to the endomembrane system, ER membrane, mitochondria, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to relative root length and root growth under iron stress.