LEA — Capsicum annuum

Summary

T459_06386 (CaLEA) encodes an abscisic acid and environmental stress-inducible protein TAS14, a member of the dehydrin family. The gene is associated with lipid binding, including phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidate, and phosphoinositide binding. It is linked to responses to desiccation, salt, drought, cold, wounding, abscisic acid, and osmotic stress, as well as cold acclimation, embryogenesis, seed development, and defence against fungi. The encoded protein localises to the vesicle membrane, membrane, cytosol, cytoplasm, and nucleus. CaLEA is associated with photosynthetic rate, freezing and cold tolerance, seedling establishment, drought and salt stress tolerance, osmotic stress tolerance, dehydration response, membrane stability, and abiotic stress response. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to traits such as raffinose content, cell membrane stability, leaf water potential, and seed dormancy.