KCS2 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsKCS2 (CSA03G005460) 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 (NADPH), ketoreductase, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase, naringenin-chalcone synthase, and protein tyrosine phosphatase activities. The gene is associated with very-long-chain fatty acid metabolism and biosynthesis, wax and suberin biosynthesis, cutin-based cuticle development, sphingolipid metabolism, polyketide and flavonoid anabolism, trichome papilla formation and branching, polar cell growth, osmotic and wound responses, and downregulation of developmental growth and peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation. It localizes to the fatty acid elongase complex, endoplasmic reticulum membrane, mitochondria, cytosol, and nucleus. CsKCS2 is associated with drought and salt tolerance, high temperature stress response, root morphology and thickness, root mass density, leaf composition, plant male sterility, embryo development, cell cycle and elongation traits, and plant growth and development.