NPC4 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsNPC4 (CSA19G005650) on Camelina sativa chromosome 19 encodes a protein with phosphoesterase and alkaline phosphatase core domains, annotated with phosphatidylcholine phospholipase C activity, inositol phosphorylceramide phospholipase activity, and calcium-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity. It is associated with phospholipid breakdown, glycolipid and unsaturated fatty acid anabolism, regulation of stomatal opening and closure, abscisic acid-mediated signaling, defence response to bacteria, and cellular responses to phosphate starvation, carbon dioxide, and absence of light. The gene is linked to traits including seed yield, biomass yield, water use efficiency, leaf elongation rate, flowering time, root thickness, and responses to salt, osmotic, and low-temperature stress. It localises to the cytosol, plasmalemma, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to aluminum tolerance, ABA responsiveness in stomata, oil synthesis, and stomatal conductance.