AAT — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaAAT (T459_14702) on pepper chromosome 5 encodes an uncharacterized protein with L-glutamate:prephenate, L-aspartate:prephenate and L-aspartate:2-oxoglutarate transaminase activities. It is associated with aromatic amino acid biosynthesis and parthenocarpic fruit development, and is linked to fruit development, fruit ripening, and embryo development ending in seed dormancy. The product localises to the chloroplast stroma. Related genes in other species link the family to carotenoid and chlorophyll content, nitrogen metabolism, protein stability and root morphology traits.