PAL — Brassica juncea

Summary

BJUA04G23460S (BjPAL1) on Indian mustard chromosome A04 encodes a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, an enzyme with ammonia-lyase activity. This gene is associated with the biosynthesis of lignin, anthocyanins, flavonoids, cinnamic acid, salicylic acid and suberin, as well as with L-phenylalanine and lignin breakdown. BjPAL1 is associated with responses to UV-B, wounding, oxidative stress, drought recovery, photomorphogenesis, circadian rhythm, and negative regulation of cytokinin signalling. Trait associations include seed color, photosynthetic rate, UV light sensitivity, and tolerance to freezing, salt, copper stress, and pathogens including Cucumber mosaic virus. Studies of related genes in other species link the PAL family to phenylalanine metabolism, UV stress tolerance, herbivore defence and methyl salicylate production.

Annotations

Chromosome
A04
Related genes
PAL1, PAL, KMD1, KMD3
GO terms
anthocyanin anabolism, lignin breakdown, secondary metabolism, Cytosol, Cytoplasm, Signal Transduction, macromolecule complex, negative regulation of cytokinin mediated signalling
Publications
15345049, 36377737, 15824099, 23383346, 18305208, 19400840, 19015217, 20138686
Traits
disease resistance, cell death, stress response, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, disease resistance response, Cytokinin Hypersensitivity, Decreased Root Meristem Size, herbivore defense, methyl salicylate production