Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: BnKCS1-1
• Gene Name: Brassica napus 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase
• Genome:
• Species: Brassica napus

Functional Descriptions:

• Overexpression of BnKCS1-1, BnKCS1-2, and BnCER1-2 promotes cuticular wax production and increases drought tolerance in Brassica napus.
• These three genes are involved in cuticular wax production in B. napus.
• The BnKCS1-1, BnKCS1-2, and BnCER1-2 overexpression lines displayed lower rates of water loss than non-transformed plants.
• BnKCS1-1, BnKCS1-2, and BnCER1-2 affect cuticular wax chemical profiles in transgenic plants.
• BnKCS1-1, BnKCS1-2, and BnCER1-2 promote drought-stress tolerance in B. napus.

Function-related keywords:

• drought ,  stress ,  drought-stress ,  tolerance ,  drought-tolerance ,  stress-tolerance ,  water-loss ,  wax

Literature:

• Overexpression of BnKCS1-1, BnKCS1-2, and BnCER1-2 promotes cuticular wax production and increases drought tolerance in Brassica napus.   DOI:  10.1016/j.cj.2019.04.006

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: KY744241
• UniProt accessions: A0A499PVJ3

Orthologs:

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