PAL — Brassica juncea

Summary

BjPAL1 (BJUB01G44230S) on Indian mustard chromosome B01 encodes a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, an enzyme with ammonia-lyase activity. The gene is associated with the biosynthesis of cinnamic acid, anthocyanins, flavonoids, lignin, and salicylic acid, as well as with the breakdown of salicylic acid, L-phenylalanine, and lignin. It is linked to responses to UV-B, wounding, oxidative stress, and drought recovery, and to photomorphogenesis and circadian rhythm. Associations with agronomic traits include seed color, photosynthetic rate, freezing tolerance, salt stress tolerance, herbicide resistance, and resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus and other pathogens. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to phenylalanine metabolism, UV stress resistance, and herbivore defense.

Annotations

Chromosome
B01
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