CAD — Nicotiana attenuata

Summary

A4A49_19825 (CAD) in coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata) encodes a CAD-like protein with oxidoreductase activity acting on CH-OH groups using NAD or NADP as acceptor, and annotated with geraniol, vomilenine, mannitol, 8-hydroxygeraniol and cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase activities, as well as metal and zinc binding. The gene is associated with oviposition, glycan biosynthesis, primary metabolism, pigmentation, phenylpropanoid metabolism, photorespiration, detoxification, lignin and flavonoid anabolism, alkaloid metabolism, and carbohydrate metabolism. It is linked to the cytoplasm. Associations with starch mobilization and lignin content have also been noted. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to EC numbers 1.1.1.183, 1.5.1.32, 1.1.1.324, 1.1.1.255, 1.1.1.195 and 1.3.1.-.