ACHE — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BVRB_6G146930 (symbol ACHE) on sugar beet chromosome 6 encodes a GDSL/SGNH plant lipase-like protein with sinapine esterase, serine O-acyltransferase, acetylajmaline esterase, carboxylic ester hydrolase, glycosidase, acyltransferase, esterase, and lipase activities, and is annotated for IgE binding. The gene is associated with acetylcholine breakdown, alkaloid metabolism, lipolysis, lipid metabolism, isoprenoid anabolism, ER organisation, defense response, response to wounding, nodulation, menstruation, blood pressure regulation, cytokine production, innervation, and memory. It localises to the plant-type cell wall, plasmodesma, extracellular region, and symbiosome. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to EC 3.1.1.49 and 3.1.1.80 esterase activities, and to traits including pungency, flavonoid content, carotenoid content, and germination rate.