LEN1 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsLEN1 (CSA19G018800) on Camelina sativa chromosome 19 encodes a chaperonin Cpn60/GroEL family protein with rubisco activator and ATP-dependent protein folding chaperone activity. The gene is associated with protein folding, chloroplast organization, heat acclimation, response to cold, jasmonic acid and light stimulus, systemic acquired resistance, inflorescence development, and brassinosteroid-mediated signaling. It localizes to the thylakoid, chloroplast envelope, stromule, and apoplast. CsLEN1 is linked to seed yield, seed weight, photosynthetic rate, leaf temperature, selenium and sulfur content, nitrate uptake, heat tolerance, thermotolerance of photosynthesis, oil content, biomass, disease tolerance, leaf senescence, plastid development, cotyledon morphology, embryo development, and circadian rhythm. Related genes in other species are linked to Rubisco activation, photosynthesis temperature response, heat stress tolerance, and plant growth.