CAD — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3006G014700 (SbCAD) on sorghum chromosome 6 encodes a protein with cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase activity, oxidoreductase activity acting on CH-OH groups of donors with NAD or NADP as acceptor, coniferyl-alcohol dehydrogenase activity, aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+) activity, mannitol dehydrogenase activity, 8-hydroxygeraniol dehydrogenase activity, and vomilenine reductase activity. It belongs to the CAD-like protein family and binds zinc. The gene is associated with lignin biosynthesis and content, C4 photosynthesis, phenylpropanoid and secondary metabolite biosynthesis, green leaf volatile biosynthetic process, alkaloid metabolism, and defense response including response to bacteria and hypersensitive response-programmed cell death. It has been linked to traits such as photosynthetic rate, reproductive period, IAA content, ethanol yield, height, leaf area, flowering date, panicle, tiller, and tolerance to volatile carbonyl toxicity. The protein localizes to the apoplast, cytosol, cytoplasm, and plasma membrane.