LSU — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoLSU (LSU, GGPPS11) on cauliflower chromosome 1 encodes a prenyl diphosphate synthase with geranylgeranyl diphosphate reductase activity and multiple prenyltransferase activities. The gene is associated with the biosynthesis of geranylgeranyl diphosphate, farnesyl diphosphate, carotenoids, chlorophyll, plastoquinone, ubiquinone, and terpenoids, as well as responses to herbivores, insects, salicylic acid, and jasmonic acid. It is linked to etioplasts, chloroplast thylakoids, plastids, and mitochondria. Associations include alpha-carotene and carotenoid content, photosynthetic rate, seed growth and development, plastid development, and traits such as abscisic acid content, salt stress response, chlorophyll accumulation, and plastid biogenesis. Related genes in other species link the family to singlet oxygen quenching, provitamin A carotenoid content, and leaf virescence.