ASP1 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsASP1 (CSA16G012730) in Camelina sativa encodes an aspartate aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.1) with L-aspartate:2-oxoglutarate transaminase activity, pyridoxal phosphate and copper binding, and belongs to the aminotransferase class I/II family. The gene is associated with aspartate, glutamate, and 2-oxoglutarate metabolism, amino acid biosynthesis, the TCA cycle, and anabolism. Its product localises to mitochondria, the mitochondrial lumen, cytosol, and cytoplasm. CsASP1 has been linked to seed weight and plant height. Related genes in other species connect the family to F-box domain-containing proteins, though this is not established for CsASP1 itself.