ACHE — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BVRB_5G115980 (ACHE) on sugar beet chromosome 5 encodes a GDSL/SGNH_hydro_sf family protein with carboxylic ester hydrolase, sinapine esterase, acetylajmaline esterase, glycosidase, and esterase activities, and is associated with IgE binding. This gene is associated with acetylcholine breakdown, alkaloid metabolism, lipolysis, defense response, nodulation, cytokine production, innervation, memory, menstruation, and blood pressure regulation. Its product localizes to the plant-type cell wall, plasmodesma, symbiosome, and extracellular regions. Studies of related genes in other species connect the GDSL esterase/lipase family to traits including pungency, flavonoid content, carotenoid content, and germination rate.