CUM1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

T459_04472 (CUM1, eIF4E) on pepper chromosome 2 encodes a protein with RNA m7G cap binding activity, belonging to the TIF_eIF_4E family. The gene is associated with responses to viruses, fungi, bacteria, herbivores, wounding, jasmonic acid, and UV-B light, as well as with lipid oxidation, green leaf volatile biosynthesis, and photoperiodic flowering. It has been linked to traits including potato virus Y and pepper veinal mottle virus resistance, viral susceptibility, disease tolerance, leaf color, aphid response, stem senescence, root hair length, root thickness, stomatal closure time, jasmonic acid content and sensitivity, plant growth and development, and yield. The encoded protein localizes to the cytosol, P bodies, stress granules, plastids, and the chloroplast thylakoid membrane and envelope.