LPAT2 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CSA03G058140, designated LPAT2 on Camelina sativa chromosome 3, encodes a protein with lysophosphatidate acyltransferase activity and tRNA-5-taurinomethyluridine 2-sulfurtransferase activity, placing it in the MnmA-like and acyltransferase protein families. The gene is associated with CDP-diacylglycerol anabolism and fatty acid elongation, and its product localises to the endomembrane system, including the ER membrane. LPAT2 is linked to oleic acid content and seed size. Related genes in other species connect the family to lysophosphatidate acyltransferase activity (EC 2.3.1.51).