CPS — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3005G161200 (SbCPS) on sorghum chromosome 5 encodes a terpene synthase with syn-copalyl diphosphate synthase, copal-8-ol diphosphate synthase, and ent-copalyl diphosphate synthase activities, along with isomerase and terpene synthase activities, and binds magnesium. The gene is associated with gibberellin metabolism and signaling, diterpene phytoalexin anabolism, defense responses, and homeostasis. It has been linked to plant height, dwarfism, flowering time, plant development, growth, petiole length, trichome formation, apical hook formation, root colonization, and resistance to photooxidative stress, as well as chlorophyll and carotenoid biosynthesis. Related genes in other species are associated with seed germination, petal and stamen length, male fertility, stem elongation, allelopathy, domestication, and GA-deficient dwarfism.