KCS2 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsKCS2 (CSA03G005450) on Camelina sativa chromosome 3 encodes a 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase, a member of the FAE1-type polyketide synthase family with acetoacetyl-CoA reductase, trans-2-enoyl-CoA reductase, ketoreductase, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase, and protein tyrosine phosphatase activities. It is associated with very-long-chain fatty acid metabolism and biosynthesis, wax and suberin biosynthesis, cutin-based cuticle development, sphingolipid metabolism, trichome papilla formation and branching, polar cell growth, pollen development, osmotic and wounding responses, and regulation of cell division. The gene is linked to drought and salt tolerance, high temperature stress response, root morphology and thickness, leaf composition, plant male sterility, and embryo development traits. It localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane, fatty acid elongase complex, mitochondria, cytosol, and nucleus. Related genes in other species are linked to cuticular wax formation, pollen fertility, root hair elongation, and cell division.