TR2 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CSA16G027640 (TR2, also known as CsKCR1) encodes a member of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) family with acetoacetyl-CoA reductase, trans-2-enoyl-CoA reductase (NADPH) and 3-oxoacyl-ACP reductase activities, and is associated with the fatty acid elongase complex and endoplasmic reticulum. The gene is associated with very-long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) metabolism, wax and suberin biosynthesis, cuticle development, and trichome branching and papilla formation. It is associated with plant male sterility, drought and salt tolerance, root morphology traits including root mass density and thickness, leaf composition, high temperature stress response, and embryo and meristem development. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to VLCFA biosynthesis, embryo viability, pollen fertility, cuticular wax deposition, and root hair elongation.