LPAT2 — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsLPAT5 (CSA19G026290) on Camelina sativa chromosome 19 encodes a lysophosphatidate acyltransferase with enzyme activity 2.3.1.51, placing it in the acyltransferase family with an acyltransf_C domain. This gene is associated with CDP-diacylglycerol anabolism, fatty acid elongation, and glycerolipid biosynthesis, as well as triacylglycerol and phospholipid accumulation. It has been connected to oleic acid content, seed size, and nitrogen starvation response. The encoded protein localizes to the endomembrane system, ER membrane, mitochondria, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to relative root length and iron-responsive growth phenotypes.