ACL — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SbACL (SORBI_3009G116500) on sorghum chromosome 9 encodes a member of the MES/HNL family with alpha/beta hydrolase fold, exhibiting polyneuridine-aldehyde esterase, MESA esterase, MeJA esterase, MeIAA esterase, carboxylesterase, lipase, and general esterase and hydrolase activities. The gene is associated with metabolism of nicotinate, salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, dhurrin, indole alkaloids, and oxylipins, as well as responses to water, UV-B, cold, and hypoxia. It is linked to systemic acquired resistance, innate immunity, defence against fungi, and embryo development ending in seed dormancy. The product localises to vacuole, cytosol, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Related genes in other species connect the family to methylesterase activity, triterpene and sterol accumulation, root dry weight, pollen fertility, anthocyanin content, and seed growth traits.