HEL — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaHEL (T459_05662) on pepper chromosome 2 encodes a protein of the PR4 family, containing a Barwin domain and possessing RNA nuclease, chitin-binding, hydrolase and transmembrane receptor serine/threonine kinase activities. The gene is associated with defence responses to bacteria, viruses and herbivores, systemic acquired resistance, virus-induced PTGS, hypersensitive response-programmed cell death, cell death, ethylene response, auxin and brassinosteroid signalling, cell wall modification, phloem transport, secretion, nitrogen fixation, spore germination, and leaf vascular tissue pattern formation. The protein localises to secretory vesicles, the extracellular region and the plasma membrane. CaHEL is associated with disease resistance, resistance to Botrytis cinerea, wilt symptom development, salt tolerance, premature senescence, leaf cell death, and abnormal leaf venation with reduced vein number.