CAM — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_018971, designated CAM on carrot chromosome 5, encodes a calmodulin-like protein containing EF-hand calcium-binding domains and is annotated as an enzyme modulator with calcium ion binding activity. The gene is associated with microtubule severing, phenylpropanoid metabolism, translation, and homeostasis, and its product localises to the cytoplasm and myosin II complex. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to calcium-mediated signalling and stress responses, though these associations are not yet established in carrot.