ICE1 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsICE1 (CSA04G012360) on Camelina sativa chromosome 4 encodes a protein with a bHLH domain and is associated with core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding, DNA-binding transcription activator activity, calcium-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity, SUMO transferase activity, and ubiquitin-protein transferase activity. The gene is associated with stomatal complex patterning and lineage progression, anther morphogenesis, tapetum cell differentiation, seed morphogenesis, and shoot regeneration. It is linked to regulation of abscisic acid anabolism, response to osmotic stress, nitrate assimilation, salicylic acid metabolism, and phosphate starvation responses. Associations with agronomic traits include seed yield, biomass yield, water use efficiency, leaf thickness, stomatal resistance, chloroplast development, photoperiod-sensitive flowering time, and responses to temperature stress, osmotic stress, aluminum, copper, aphids, and insect damage. The gene is also linked to lignin biosynthesis, proline content, and sucrose synthase activity.