PAL — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsPAL (CSA_6G445780) on cucumber chromosome 6 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 enzyme is associated with phenylpropanoid and salicylate biosynthesis, suberin biosynthesis, and primary metabolism. It is linked to lignin breakdown, cinnamic acid anabolism, L-phenylalanine breakdown, and regulation of phenylpropanoid metabolism. The gene is associated with disease resistance, including resistance to Corynespora cassiicola, bacterial and viral pathogens, and induced systemic resistance. Associations also include abiotic stress responses such as chilling tolerance, salt stress tolerance, freezing tolerance, UV-B tolerance, drought recovery, and copper stress response. Additional links involve anthocyanin and flavonoid biosynthesis, pigment biosynthesis, wound response, cell death, guard cell fate commitment, and photosynthetic rate. The protein localizes to the cytosol, cytoplasm, nucleus, and SCF complex.