LOX — Capsicum annuum

Summary

T459_01533 (LOX) on pepper chromosome 1 encodes a lipoxygenase enzyme with linoleate 13S-lipoxygenase and oxidoreductase activities, belonging to the plant lipoxygenase family. The gene is associated with the lipoxygenase pathway, lipid oxidation, oxylipin and jasmonic acid biosynthesis, and responses to herbivores, insects, ozone, and high light intensity. It is linked to anther development and dehiscence, filament development, photoperiodic flowering, and cellular respiration. Associations include traits such as pungency, seed yield, photosynthetic rate, root thickness, and low temperature stress response. The encoded protein localizes to chloroplast thylakoids, stromules, the apoplast, stress granules, and P bodies. Studies of related genes in other species connect the lipoxygenase family to jasmonate signaling, herbivore and pathogen resistance, and volatile production.