ACHE — Capsicum annuum

Summary

T459_02408 (symbol ACHE, preferred name CaLIP4) on pepper (Capsicum annuum) chromosome 1 encodes a GDSL esterase/lipase with an SGNH_plant_lipase-like domain. The enzyme exhibits multiple molecular functions including sinapine esterase, serine O-acyltransferase, acetylajmaline esterase, carboxylic ester hydrolase, glycosidase, acyltransferase, esterase, and lipase activities, and is associated with IgE binding. This gene is linked to acetylcholine breakdown, lipolysis, lipid and alkaloid metabolism, isoprenoid anabolism, detoxification, defense response, response to wounding, ER organization, memory, and nodulation. It localizes to the symbiosome, chloroplast stroma, and extracellular space. The gene is associated with pungency. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to flavonoid and carotenoid content, germination rate, and root morphology traits.