AMP1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaAMP1 (T459_18649) on pepper chromosome 7 encodes a metallocarboxypeptidase with carboxypeptidase activity and metal binding, belonging to the Peptidase_M28B family. The gene is associated with meristem cell maintenance, regulation of meristem size, meristem maintenance, regulation of seed maturation, seed germination, proteolysis, defense response, signal transduction, virus-induced post-transcriptional gene silencing, and homeostasis. It has been linked to drought tolerance. The encoded protein localizes to the vacuole, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, plasmalemma, and nucleus. Related genes in other species are linked to plastochron, floral organ identity, leaf size, seed maturation, root mass density, and RNA silencing.