CAD — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3002G195600 (SbCAD) on sorghum chromosome 2 encodes a protein with CAD-like and ADH-like domains and multiple oxidoreductase activities, including coniferyl-alcohol, aryl-alcohol, and mannitol dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.1.1.195). The gene is associated with lignin anabolism, phenylpropanoid metabolism, C4 photosynthesis, and green leaf volatile biosynthetic process. SbCAD is linked to defense response, including response to bacteria and HR-PCD, as well as response to water. Associations with traits include lignin content, photosynthetic rate, reproductive period, and IAA content. The gene is also connected to disease resistance, bacterial resistance, arsenic tolerance and translocation, basal thermotolerance, ethanol yield, leaf area, flowering date, and plant architecture traits such as tiller, height, crown root, and panicle. SbCAD localizes to the apoplast, cytosol, and plasmalemma.