CP1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaCP1 (T459_22923) on pepper chromosome 9 encodes a centrin/CML-like protein with EF-hand domains that binds calcium ions. The gene is associated with calcium signaling, hormone metabolism, defense response, cell death, secretion, virus-induced PTGS, hyperosmotic salinity response, and homeostasis. Its product localizes to plastids, cytosol, and other organelles. CaCP1 is associated with chilling stress response, net photosynthetic rate, photosynthetic rate, and chlorophyll content. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to salt stress tolerance, while sequence similarity links extend associations to germination ratio, seedling vigor, drought tolerance, fruit weight and shape, plant height, root length, stomatal opening, water use efficiency, and nitrogen, amino acid, sugar, and protein content.