KCR1 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CSA05G081840 (KCR1, also known as KCR1-2) encodes a protein belonging to the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) family, with annotated activities including chlorophyll b reductase, trans-2-enoyl-CoA reductase (NADPH), and 3-oxoacyl-ACP reductase, among others. The gene is associated with very-long-chain fatty acid metabolism and biosynthesis, as well as wax, suberin, and cutin biosynthesis, chlorophyll breakdown, and sphingolipid and steroid metabolism. It has been linked to traits including drought tolerance, salt tolerance, high temperature stress response, plant male sterility, root morphology and thickness, leaf composition, and plant growth and development. Localization evidence connects the product to the endoplasmic reticulum, fatty acid elongase complex, chloroplast thylakoid membrane, oil body, and cell wall. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to embryo development, pollen fertility, cuticular wax formation, root hair elongation, and cell division.