DHN3 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsDHN3 (CSA09G080880) on Camelina sativa chromosome 9 encodes a dehydrin family protein with calcium ion, metal, and mRNA binding activities. The gene is associated with responses to desiccation, cold, abscisic acid, and thirst, as well as cold acclimation. Its product localises to the membrane, mitochondria, cytosol, plasmalemma, and nucleus. CsDHN3 has been linked to seed maturation, cold and dehydration responses, osmotic stress tolerance, and stress tolerance generally. Studies of related genes in other species connect the dehydrin family to dehydration stress response, salinity tolerance, and broader stress responses, as well as to osmotic response sensitivity, stem elongation, and salt tolerance traits.