ACHE — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BVRB_6G146920 (symbol ACHE) on sugar beet chromosome 6 encodes a GDSL/SGNH plant lipase-like protein with esterase, lipase, acyltransferase, and glycosidase activities, including sinapine esterase and acetylajmaline esterase activities. This gene is associated with acetylcholine breakdown, alkaloid metabolism, lipid metabolism, lipolysis, isoprenoid anabolism, defense response, response to wounding, nodulation, and ER organization. It is linked to menstruation, blood pressure regulation, cytokine production, innervation, and memory. The encoded protein localizes to the plant-type cell wall, plasmodesma, extracellular region, and symbiosome. Studies of related GDSL esterase/lipase family members in other species link the family to traits such as germination rate, flavonoid content, carotenoid content, and pungency.