CYP51 — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3005G166800, designated CYP51 on sorghum chromosome 5, encodes obtusifoliol 14-alpha demethylase, a cytochrome P450 family member. The gene is annotated with sterol 14-demethylase, brassinolide synthase, monooxygenase, and other oxidoreductase activities. It is associated with sterol and brassinosteroid biosynthesis and homeostasis, diterpenoid and saponin anabolism, demethylation, indole alkaloid metabolism, and response to light stimulus. Its product localises to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Studies of related genes in other species link the CYP51 family to growth stage traits.