LOX1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaLOX1 (T459_18205) on pepper chromosome 6 encodes a lipoxygenase domain-containing protein with linoleate 9S- and 13S-lipoxygenase activity and oxidoreductase activity acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen. It is associated with lipid oxidation, oxylipin anabolism, jasmonic acid anabolism, terpenoid anabolism, fatty acid anabolism, membrane breakdown, and programmed cell death. The gene is linked to immune response, response to wounding, defence response to bacteria, and downregulation of defense response to insect. It is associated with lateral root formation, root development, and response to jasmonic acid and abscisic acid. The protein localises to plastids and cytoplasm. CaLOX1 is associated with pathogen resistance, systemic acquired resistance, and tolerance to oxidative stress, drought, heat, salt, cadmium stress, and osmotic stress. It is also linked to seed germination, seed aging tolerance, fruit aroma, stomatal closure, and photosynthetic and respiration rates.