COR78 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaCOR78 (T459_08065) on pepper chromosome 3 encodes a low-temperature-induced 65 kDa protein belonging to the CAP160 family, with esterase activity and protein-binding molecular functions. The gene is associated with responses to desiccation, salt, osmotic stress, and mannitol, as well as chlorophyll breakdown, leaf senescence, seed germination, circadian rhythm, heat acclimation, and regulation of root development. It is linked to traits including photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content, abscisic acid sensitivity, and plant growth and development. Phenotypic associations include cold, drought, salt, and freezing tolerance, root growth at low temperature, and ABA signaling. The protein localizes to the plastid, plasmodesma, cytosol, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Related genes in other species are linked to desiccation response, salt stress tolerance, stomatal sensitivity to ABA, and basal immunity.