ACL — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3003G416900 (SbACL) encodes a member of the MES/HNL family of alpha/beta hydrolase-fold proteins, with carboxylesterase, lipase and polyneuridine-aldehyde esterase activities. In sorghum, this gene is associated with the metabolism of jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinate, dhurrin, oxylipins and indole alkaloids, as well as with systemic acquired resistance, innate immunity, defence against fungi, and responses to water, cold, UV-B and hypoxia. The product localises to the vacuole, cytosol and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to methylesterase activity and the accumulation of triterpenes and sterols. SbACL has also been connected to seed germination and NAD biosynthesis.