CAD — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3007G076000 (SbCAD) encodes a probable cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase, a zinc-binding oxidoreductase with coniferyl-alcohol, mannitol, 8-hydroxygeraniol and vomilenine reductase activities (EC 1.1.1.195). In sorghum, this gene is associated with C4 photosynthesis, lignin anabolism, phenylpropanoid metabolism, alkaloid metabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, defense response, signal transduction, and response to water. It is also linked to lignin content. The encoded protein localises to the cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species, including CAD5, CAD8C, VR and 10HGO, connect the family to additional oxidoreductase activities (EC 1.1.1.324, 1.1.1.255, 1.5.1.32).