encodes an acyl-CoA synthetase, has in vitro activity towards medium- to long-chain fatty acids and their hydroxylated derivatives. Expressed in the tapetum. Involved in pollen wall exine formation. Null mutants were devoid of pollen grains at anther maturity and were completely male sterile.
Computational Description
acyl-CoA synthetase 5 (ACOS5); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: AMP-dependent synthetase/ligase (InterPro:IPR000873); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: 4-coumarate:CoA ligase 2 (TAIR:AT3G21240.1); Has 80303 Blast hits to 72777 proteins in 3663 species: Archae - 1209; Bacteria - 52830; Metazoa - 3472; Fungi - 4003; Plants - 2782; Viruses - 1; Other Eukaryotes - 16006 (source: NCBI BLink).