CAD — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3008G109800, designated SbCAD, encodes a cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) belonging to the CAD-like protein family and exhibits oxidoreductase activity acting on CH-OH groups with NAD or NADP as acceptor, including coniferyl-alcohol, geraniol, and mannitol dehydrogenase activities (EC 1.1.1.195). This sorghum gene on chromosome 8 is associated with lignin content, C4 photosynthesis, phenylpropanoid metabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and defense response. It is also linked to response to water and signal transduction. Related genes in other species link the family to further oxidoreductase activities (EC 1.1.1.183 and 1.1.1.255).