CHS — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvCHS (BVRB_2G042500) on sugar beet chromosome 2 encodes a chalcone synthase, a type III polyketide synthase with naringenin-chalcone synthase activity and protein homodimerization activity. The gene is associated with the biosynthesis of flavonoids, anthocyanins, polyketides, monoterpenoids, triterpenoids, waxes, and carotenoids, as well as with ergosterol and ALA metabolism, pollen wall assembly, DNA replication, sucrose metabolism, and response to salt stress. It is linked to root yield and localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum. Related genes in other species connect the family to EC 2.3.1.74.