LEN1 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsLEN1 (CSA18G029400) on Camelina sativa chromosome 18 encodes a chaperonin of the Cpn60/GroEL family with rubisco activator, ATP-dependent protein folding chaperone, and ATP hydrolase activities. The gene is associated with chloroplast organization, thylakoid and chloroplast envelope localization, and protein folding and refolding processes. It has been connected to systemic acquired resistance, inflorescence development, heat acclimation, response to jasmonic acid and cold, brassinosteroid-mediated signaling, and embryo development. Agronomically, CsLEN1 is linked to photosynthetic rate, seed yield and weight, leaf temperature, selenium and sulfur content, nitrate uptake, high temperature stress response, disease tolerance, leaf senescence, and seedling growth. Phenotypic associations include heat tolerance, thermotolerance of photosynthesis, photosynthetic efficiency and CO2 fixation, oil content, circadian rhythm, and embryo and plastid development traits.