LOX1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaLOX1 (T459_32990) on pepper chromosome PGAv.1.6.scaffold1034 encodes a lipoxygenase with linoleate 9S- and 13S-lipoxygenase activity, oxidoreductase activity acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen, and metal binding. It is associated with lipid oxidation, oxylipin, jasmonic acid, terpenoid and fatty acid anabolism, membrane breakdown, immune response, cell death, programmed cell death, response to wounding, abscisic acid and jasmonic acid, lateral root formation, root development, and downregulation of defense response to insect. The protein localises to plastids and cytoplasm. CaLOX1 is linked to pathogen resistance, oxidative stress tolerance, seed aging tolerance, germination, drought tolerance, heat tolerance, salt tolerance, stomatal closure, stomatal immunity, aphid resistance, powdery mildew resistance, resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus, fruit aroma, and photosynthetic and respiration rates. Related genes in other species connect the family to cold tolerance, disease resistance, leaf senescence, lipid peroxidation, osmotic stress tolerance and wound healing.