PRP1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaPRP1 (T459_23080) on pepper chromosome 9 encodes a glutathione transferase, a member of the Tau class of glutathione S-transferases. The enzyme has glutathione transferase activity (EC 2.5.1.18) and is localised to the cytoplasm. The gene is associated with responses to multiple hormones, including auxin, cytokinin, gibberellin, and abscisic acid, as well as with defense response, immune response, cell death, heat stress, metal response, calcium signaling, and virus-induced PTGS. It is also linked to chilling stress response, net photosynthetic rate, and chlorophyll content. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to auxin-induced proteins and stress-associated functions.