PPH — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvPPH (PPH, BVRB_6G146270) on sugar beet chromosome 6 encodes an AB hydrolase domain-containing protein with chlorophyllase activity. The gene is associated with chlorophyll metabolism, secretion, and cell death, and its product localizes to the chloroplast thylakoid and envelope. BvPPH is linked to chlorophyll turnover, photosystem II efficiency, tocopherol content and biosynthesis, and thermotolerance. Related genes in other species are linked to heat stress tolerance, leaf thickness, lycopene and carotenoid content, fruit color, seed maturation, high temperature stress response, chlorophyll content, and photochemical quenching.