DHDPS — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsDHDPS (CSA07G004000) in Camelina sativa encodes a dihydrodipicolinate synthase, an enzyme with dihydrodipicolinate synthase activity (EC 4.3.3.7) that belongs to the DapA-like and aldolase_TIM domain families. This plastid-localised protein is associated with lysine biosynthesis pathways (Lysine biosynthesis I, II, and VI), amino acid biosynthesis and metabolism, and the biological processes GO:0019877 and GO:0009089. The gene has been connected to gametophyte development. Studies of related genes in other species link the DHDPS family to lysine and threonine biosynthesis, tissue-specific expression, and photochemical quenching.