LPAT2 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsLPAT5 (CSA15G026520, also known as LPAT2) encodes a lysophosphatidate acyltransferase with EC 2.3.1.51 activity, belonging to the acyltransferase and glycerol-acyltransferase domain families. The gene is associated with CDP-diacylglycerol anabolism, fatty acid elongation, and glycerolipid biosynthesis, as well as triacylglycerol and phospholipid accumulation. It has been linked to oleic acid content and seed size, and to nitrogen starvation response. The encoded protein localises to the endomembrane system, endoplasmic reticulum membrane, mitochondria, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to relative root length and iron-related growth responses.