LSU — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaLSU (T459_06287) on pepper chromosome 2 encodes a prenyl diphosphate synthase with all-trans-nonaprenyl-diphosphate synthase (geranyl-diphosphate specific), FGPP synthase, geranyltranstransferase, dimethylallyltransferase, and farnesyltranstransferase activities. The gene is associated with geranylgeranyl diphosphate, geranyl diphosphate, farnesyl diphosphate, plastoquinone, ubiquinone, carotenoid, isoprenoid, and terpenoid biosynthesis, as well as fruit development, responses to herbivores, insects, salicylate, and jasmonic acid. It is linked to fruit color and photosynthetic rate traits. The product localizes to the plastid, chloroplast thylakoid membrane, chloroplast stroma, etioplast, endoplasmic reticulum, and mitochondria. Related genes in other species are linked to low light tolerance.