ACP — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3002G280400, designated SbACP, encodes an acyl carrier protein with a chloroplastic ACP domain and phosphopantetheine binding site, conferring acyl carrier activity. This sorghum gene on chromosome 2 is associated with fatty acid, anthocyanin, and cuticle anabolism, phosphatidic acid metabolism, response to hormones and light stimulus, salinity response, and regulation of transport. The product localises to the chloroplast envelope, stroma, and cytosol. SbACP has been linked to leaf color, light response, chloroplast lipid biosynthesis and metabolism, fatty acid composition, lipid content, abiotic stress tolerance, salicylic acid content, and constitutive expression. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to drought tolerance, salt stress response, abscisic acid response, phosphate starvation response, systemic acquired resistance, and photosynthetic efficiency.