HSC-2 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsHSP70 (HSC-2, CSA19G016790) in Camelina sativa encodes a member of the Hsp70 family, a chaperone with ATPase activity that binds preproteins, D-glucose, salicylic acid, SUMO, and copper, and exhibits DXP-synthase activity. It is associated with diverse biological processes including the MEP pathway, RuBisCO assembly, de-etiolation, guard cell fate commitment, chloroplast stroma protein import, and the ERAD pathway. The gene is linked to numerous agronomic traits such as photosynthetic rate, biomass yield, plant height, drought tolerance, disease tolerance, leaf necrosis, variegated leaf, and responses to high and low temperature stress. It localizes to the chloroplast outer membrane, thylakoid lumen, ER lumen, and mitochondrial outer membrane. Related genes in other species are associated with salicylic acid signaling, cell death, and pathogen resistance.