RAD — Camelina sativa

Summary

CSA03G023320, also known as RAD, CsRL5, or CsRSM4, encodes a RADIALIS-like protein with a SANT/Myb domain and homeodomain-like superfamily structure, and is annotated as a DNA-binding transcription factor. In Camelina sativa, this gene is associated with flower development, determination of dorsoventral asymmetry, and DNA-dependent transcription, and its product localizes to the nucleus. The gene has also been linked to drought tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species, including the Arabidopsis relative AT1G19510.1 and the DIVARICATA gene, connect the RADIALIS family to similar developmental processes, though these associations are not yet established in Camelina sativa itself.