YRE — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsYRE (CSA11G091410) in Camelina sativa encodes a protein with decarbonylase activity, iron binding, and redox activity, belonging to the fatty acid hydroxylase and sterol desaturase-related families. It is associated with aldehyde and alkane anabolism, cutin and wax biosynthesis, cuticle development, pollen exine formation, anther and tapetum development, and responses to stress, wounding, jasmonic acid, and bacterial defence. The gene is linked to plant male sterility, pollen fertility, disease tolerance, cuticular permeability, freezing and dehydration tolerance, epicuticular wax deposition, stomatal index, and drought tolerance. It localises to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane, exine, plasma membrane, and mitochondria. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to alkane biosynthesis, whitefly resistance, wax crystallisation, and trichome development.