CAM — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_009097, designated CAM and located on carrot chromosome 3, encodes a calmodulin-family protein with an EF-hand domain pair and calcium ion binding activity, and is annotated as an enzyme modulator. This gene is associated with microtubule severing, phenylpropanoid metabolism, translation, and homeostasis, and its product localises to the cytoplasm and myosin II complex. The CAM-16 variant has been linked to phytoalexin production. Related genes in other species include CaM-1, CAM-2, and CAM81, though these associations are not yet established in carrot.