PAL — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaPAL (T459_35430) on pepper chromosome PGAv.1.6.scaffold3578 encodes a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (EC 4.3.1.24) with ammonia-lyase activity, protein dimerization activity, and DNA-binding transcription factor activity. The gene is associated with phenylpropanoid and salicylate biosynthesis, suberin biosynthesis, and secondary metabolism. It is linked to fruit ripening, drought recovery, response to UV-B, oxidative stress, low humidity, and programmed cell death. CaPAL is also associated with lignin breakdown, salicylic acid breakdown, L-phenylalanine breakdown, cinnamic acid anabolism, and negative regulation of cytokinin-mediated signalling. Associations include disease resistance, pathogen and wound responses, anthocyanin accumulation, chilling tolerance, salt stress tolerance, freezing tolerance, bacterial and viral resistance, and pigment biosynthesis. The protein localises to the cytosol, cytoplasm, nucleus, and SCF complex.