ACHE — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C09F4120 (ACHE) on asparagus chromosome 9 encodes a GDSL esterase/lipase with acetylajmaline esterase, carboxylic ester hydrolase, glycosidase, and esterase activities, and is associated with IgE binding. The gene is linked to cognition, memory, acetylcholine breakdown, lipolysis, alkaloid metabolism, nodulation, and defense response. It localizes to the symbiosome and extracellular space. Related genes in other species link this GDSL lipase family to nodulation and symbiosome function.