EF1A — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaEF1A (T459_16529) on pepper chromosome 6 encodes a protein with translation elongation factor activity, GTPase activity, GTP binding, SUMO transferase activity, SUMO binding, protein tag, protein phosphorylated amino acid binding, kinase binding, mRNA binding, and protein binding. The gene is associated with translation elongation, sumoylation, carotenoid anabolism, regulation of metabolism, fruit development, embryo development ending in seed dormancy, and response to abscisic acid. It is linked to soluble protein content, fruit color, fruit weight, fruit size, protein content, plant stress response trait, photosynthetic rate, stomatal opening, chlorophyll content, abscisic acid sensitivity, flowering time trait, plant growth and development trait, and root morphology trait. The protein localises to the perinuclear region of cytoplasm, vacuole, apoplast, nucleolus, chloroplast stroma, plant-type vacuole, Golgi complex, plasmodesma, mitochondria, and cytosol. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to immune response and embryo viability.