PRP1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaPRP1 (T459_15956) on pepper chromosome 6 encodes a glutathione transferase, a member of the Tau class of glutathione S-transferases (GST_C_Tau, GSTU subfamily) with glutathione transferase activity (EC 2.5.1.18). The gene is associated with glutathione metabolism, hormone metabolism (including responses to auxin, cytokinin, gibberellin, and abscisic acid), calcium signaling, immune and defense responses, cell death, virus-induced PTGS, response to heat and metal, and chromatin modeling. It is linked to chilling stress response, net photosynthetic rate, photosynthetic rate, and chlorophyll content. The product localizes to the cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to auxin-induced proteins and additional glutathione S-transferase variants.