PAL — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsPAL (CSA_6G445240) encodes a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (EC 4.3.1.24) with phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity, protein dimerization activity, and DNA-binding transcription factor activity. The gene is associated with phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, salicylate biosynthesis, suberin biosynthesis, and secondary metabolism. It is linked to lignin breakdown, cinnamic acid anabolism, L-phenylalanine breakdown, and regulation of phenylpropanoid metabolism. Associations include disease resistance, virus resistance, pathogen and wound responses, anthocyanin accumulation, chilling tolerance, salt stress tolerance, UV-B tolerance, freezing tolerance, and resistance to Corynespora cassiicola. The gene is also connected to photosynthetic rate, respiration rate, stem thickness, drought recovery, guard cell fate commitment, and negative regulation of cytokinin-mediated signalling. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to fruit shelf life, heat tolerance, drought tolerance, and herbivore defense.