HSP70 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CSA11G081230 (HSP70, CsHSC70-7) encodes a member of the Hsp70 family of molecular chaperones, possessing ATP hydrolase activity, heat shock protein binding, and protein folding chaperone functions. In Camelina sativa, this gene is associated with protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum, the ER unfolded protein response, protein-chloroplast targeting, and the ERAD pathway. It is linked to responses to heat and salt stress, pollen germination and development, embryo development ending in seed dormancy, brassinosteroid-mediated signalling, and downregulation of ethylene signalling. Associations also include leaf position, stem elongation, stomatal resistance, flowering time, seed growth and development, and root morphology traits. Studies of related Hsp70 family members in other species link the family to thermotolerance, chloroplast development, osmotic stress tolerance, and protein import into chloroplasts.