HEL — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaHEL (T459_14668) on pepper chromosome 5 encodes a PR4 family protein with a Barwin domain and RlpA-like superfamily fold, annotated with RNA nuclease activity, chitin binding, sugar binding, transmembrane receptor serine/threonine kinase activity and protein binding. The gene is associated with defence responses to bacteria, fungi and viruses, systemic acquired resistance, virus-induced PTGS, response to herbivore, ethylene response, auxin and brassinosteroid signalling, cell death, cell wall modification, phloem transport, secretion, nitrogen fixation, spore germination and leaf vascular tissue pattern formation. It localises to secretory vesicles, the extracellular region and the plasma membrane. Associations with leaf vein morphology, disease resistance, wilt symptom development, resistance to Botrytis cinerea, salt tolerance, premature senescence, leaf cell death, abnormal leaf venation and reduced vein number have been reported.