Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: GhACS1
• Gene Name: ACS-like protein
• Genome: TM1_NBI
• Species: Gossypium hirsutum

Functional Descriptions:

• The GhACS1 gene encodes an acyl-CoA synthetase which is essential for normal microsporogenesis in early anther development of cotton。
• Real-time quantitative RT-PCR and northern blot analyses revealed that GhACS1 transcripts were predominantly accumulated in the developing anthers of cotton.
• High levels of GhACS1 activity are crucial for fatty acid metabolism in PSCs, PMCs, microspores and particularly tapetal cells. Reduction of ACS enzymatic activity by suppressing GhACS1 expression severely affected the tapetal cells and consequently blocked normal microsporogenesis in early anther development.
• As a result, the transgenic plants failed to produce functional pollen grains and were male-sterile, suggesting that the GhACS1 gene is required for normal microsporogenesis in early anther development of cotton.

Function-related keywords:

• development ,  pollen ,  anther ,  pollen-development ,  sterile ,  anther-development ,  tapetal ,  fatty-acid

Literature:

• The GhACS1 gene encodes an acyl-CoA synthetase which is essential for normal microsporogenesis in early anther development of cotton.   DOI:  10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03700.x ;  PMID:  18826432

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: DQ174259.1
• UniProt accessions: Q2I824

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