LP2 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaLP2 (LP2) on pepper chromosome 8 encodes a non-specific lipid-transfer protein (nsLTP) belonging to the Plant_nsLTP family and possesses lipid carrier and lipid binding activities. The gene is associated with phospholipid transfer to membranes, cutin anabolism and cuticle development, lipid transport, anther development, pollen development, pollen germination, fruit ripening, programmed cell death, defense response, and virus-induced PTGS. It is linked to drought tolerance, cold tolerance, osmotic stress tolerance, photosynthetic rate, flowering time, shoot development, root development, hypocotyl elongation, gravitropism, cuticle permeability and integrity, pollen tube growth, seed set, and longitudinal cell elongation. The protein localizes to the plasma membrane, plant-type cell wall, plasmodesmata, Golgi complex, endosome, TGN, cytosol, and extracellular space. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to pathogen resistance, salt stress tolerance, yield, and nitrogen use efficiency.