CHS — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_014462 (CHS, CHS-3) on carrot chromosome 4 encodes a chalcone synthase, a type III polyketide synthase with naringenin-chalcone synthase activity and protein homodimerization activity. The gene is associated with chalcone, polyketide, flavonoid, and anthocyanin biosynthesis, as well as regulation of anthocyanin production, flower and pollen development, and translation elongation. Its product localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and participates in flavonoid, resveratrol, and pinobanksin biosynthesis pathways. The gene is linked to anthocyanin content. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to the enzyme class 2.3.1.74.