CAD — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3002G195400 (SbCAD) on sorghum chromosome 2 encodes a protein in the CAD-like family with aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity, coniferyl-alcohol dehydrogenase activity, 8-hydroxygeraniol dehydrogenase activity, mannitol dehydrogenase activity, cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase activity, nucleotide binding, zinc binding, and protein binding. The gene is associated with C4 photosynthesis, response to water, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, phenylpropanoid metabolism, green leaf volatile biosynthetic process, lignin anabolism, alkaloid metabolism, response to bacteria, HR-PCD, defense response, and signal transduction. It has been linked to reproductive period, IAA content, lignin content, photosynthetic rate, drought tolerance, tolerance to volatile carbonyl toxicity, disease resistance, arsenic translocation, arsenic tolerance, bacterial resistance, salicylic acid accumulation, basal thermotolerance, C6-alcohol production, herbivore predator attraction, panicle, shoot, tiller, cytokinin, ethanol yield, height, disinapoyl ester accumulation, crown root, crown, vascular bundle, shoot apical meristem, meristem, leaf area, and flowering date. Localization evidence connects the product to the apoplast, cytosol, plasma membrane, and cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species link the CAD family to lignin biosynthesis, plant defense, stem strength, biomass recalcitrance, flowering time, and tillering, though these associations are not established for