CCL9 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

T459_09338 (CCL9) on pepper chromosome 3 encodes an oxalate–CoA ligase (EC 6.2.1.8) belonging to the AMP-binding superfamily, with medium-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase, trans-feruloyl-CoA synthase, (E)-caffeate-CoA ligase, trans-cinnamate-CoA ligase, 4-coumarate-CoA ligase and long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase activities, and binds ATP. The gene is associated with oxalate breakdown, phenylpropanoid and fatty acid metabolism, paclitaxel anabolism, placentation, fruit development and ripening, and response to jasmonic acid. Its product localises to the endoplasmic reticulum, cytosol and cytoplasm. CCL9 is linked to pungency and fruit weight. Related genes in other species connect the broader gene family to 4-coumarate-CoA ligase and other CoA-ligase activities.