KCS11 — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS6A02G177700 (symbol KCS11) on wheat chromosome 6A encodes a 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase, an enzyme with EC 2.3.1.199 and ELOVL activity. The gene is associated with protein processing, regulation of apoptotic process, detection of biotic stimulus, stress-activated MAPK cascade, defense response by callose deposition, regulation of systemic acquired resistance, methionine metabolism, jasmonic acid anabolism, salicylic acid anabolism, respiratory burst involved in defense response, photoacclimation, cellular response to nickel, downregulation of growth, regulation of hydrogen peroxide metabolism, regulation of innate immune response, and mechanical stimulus response. It is linked to plant male sterility and drought tolerance, and to expression in root lateral meristem, flower meristem, microsporocyte, and ovule primordium. The encoded protein localizes to membranes and is associated with brassinosteroid and gibberellin signaling pathways. Related genes in other species, such as SFL1, connect the family to similar processes.