LOX2 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaLOX2 (T459_27527) on pepper chromosome 11 encodes a protein with lipoxygenase and PLAT/LH2 domains and is associated with linoleate 13S-lipoxygenase activity, phytoene dehydrogenase activity, and oxidoreductase activity. It is associated with the lipoxygenase pathway, oxylipin and jasmonic acid biosynthesis, green leaf volatile biosynthetic process, and responses to herbivores, insects, high light intensity, and ozone. The gene is linked to anther development, filament development, photoperiodism (flowering), and cell redox homeostasis. Its product localizes to chloroplast thylakoids, stromules, P bodies, and stress granules. CaLOX2 is associated with seed yield, photosynthetic rate, root thickness, and low temperature stress response. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to jasmonate signaling, defense against herbivory, drought resistance, and resistance to fungal pathogens and potyviruses.