KAT1 — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_021089 (KAT1) on carrot chromosome 6 encodes a thiolase family protein with 3-ketothiolase activity. The gene is associated with fatty acid beta-oxidation, phenylacetate breakdown, green leaf volatile biosynthetic process, and somatic embryogenesis. It is also linked to embryogenesis and localises to the peroxisome (GO:0005777). Studies of related genes in other species connect it to 2.3.1.16 enzyme activity, though this is not established for carrot.