NPC4 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsNPC4 (CSA15G003310) on Camelina sativa chromosome 15 encodes a protein with phosphatidylcholine phospholipase C activity, inositol phosphorylceramide phospholipase activity, and calcium-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity, belonging to the phosphoesterase and alkaline phosphatase core superfamily. It is associated with phospholipid breakdown, glycolipid anabolism, unsaturated fatty acid and triglyceride anabolism, sucrose metabolism, regulation of stomatal opening and closure, abscisic acid-mediated signaling, cellular responses to phosphate starvation, carbon dioxide, and absence of light, osmotic response, defence response to bacteria, leaf development, and reactive oxygen species metabolism. The gene is linked to traits including seed yield, biomass yield, water use efficiency, leaf elongation rate, root thickness, flowering time, low temperature stress response, and salt tolerance. Related genes in other species connect the family to aluminum tolerance, root growth, ABA responsiveness in stomata, oil synthesis, and stomatal conductance.