ACH1 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsACH1, also known as LsNRT2, encodes a protein belonging to the NO3_transporter and major facilitator superfamily (MFS) and possesses nitrate and nitrite transmembrane transporter activity. The gene is associated with nitrate transmembrane transport, nitrate import, nitrite transport, nitrate assimilation, and cellular response to nitrate. It has also been connected to terpenoid anabolism, triglyceride metabolism, cell wall organization, response to wounding, and pH reduction. The encoded protein localizes to the plasma membrane, tonoplast, and transporter complexes. LsACH1 is linked to agronomically important traits including nitrate content, root hair length, root development, lateral root initiation, flowering time, cadmium uptake and accumulation, and pathogen resistance. Related genes in other species are linked to high-affinity nitrate transport, nitrate uptake, root architecture, and acyl-CoA thioesterase activity.