CAM1 — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SORBI_3009G116400 (SbCAM1) on sorghum chromosome 9 encodes a DYW domain-containing protein with annotated activities including S-nitrosoglutathione reductase activity, S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase activity, and calcium ion binding. The gene is associated with diverse biological processes such as cellular responses to cold, drought, and salinity, leaf senescence, seed development, heat acclimation, and lignin anabolism. It has been linked to traits including photosynthetic rate, stomatal opening, flowering time, disease tolerance, root development, stem elongation, and iron sensitivity. Localization evidence connects the product to mitochondria, chloroplast envelope, tonoplast, and chromatin. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to salt, cold, and drought stress tolerance, cadaverine response, formaldehyde detoxification, and root development.