Very-long-chain aldehyde decarbonylase CER1 is an aldehyde decarbonylase involved in the conversion of aldehydes to alkanes. It is the core component of a very-long-chain alkane synthesis complex and it is involved in epicuticular wax biosynthesis and pollen fertility. CER1 is also linked to responses to biotic and abiotic stresses [2-5]. This entry represents the C-terminal domain of CER1 from Arabidopsis and GL1 1-7 from rice. This domain is found associated with Pfam:PF04116. This domain has a conserved LEGW sequence motif. This region has similarity to short chain dehydrogenases [1].

1: Cloning and characterization of the WAX2 gene of Arabidopsis involved in cuticle membrane and wax production. Chen X, Goodwin SM, Boroff VL, Liu X, Jenks MA; Plant Cell. 2003;15:1170-1185. PMID:12724542

2: Molecular characterization of the CER1 gene of arabidopsis involved in epicuticular wax biosynthesis and pollen fertility. Aarts MG, Keijzer CJ, Stiekema WJ, Pereira A; Plant Cell 1995;7:2115-2127. PMID:8718622

3: Overexpression of Arabidopsis ECERIFERUM1 promotes wax very-long-chain alkane biosynthesis and influences plant response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Bourdenx B, Bernard A, Domergue F, Pascal S, Leger A, Roby D, Pervent M, Vile D, Haslam RP, Napier JA, Lessire R, Joubes J; Plant Physiol. 2011;156:29-45. PMID:21386033

4: Reconstitution of plant alkane biosynthesis in yeast demonstrates that Arabidopsis ECERIFERUM1 and ECERIFERUM3 are core components of a very-long-chain alkane synthesis complex. Bernard A, Domergue F, Pascal S, Jetter R, Renne C, Faure JD, Haslam RP, Napier JA, Lessire R, Joubes J; Plant Cell. 2012;24:3106-3118. PMID:22773744

5: Two Arabidopsis MYB-SHAQKYF transcription repressors regulate leaf wax biosynthesis via transcriptional suppression on DEWAX. Liu Q, Huang H, Chen Y, Yue Z, Wang Z, Qu T, Xu D, Lu S, Hu H; New Phytol. 2022; [Epub ahead of print] PMID:36110041