TS1 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsTS1 (TS1), located on chromosome 1 of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa), encodes a terpene synthase with multiple annotated activities including amorpha-4,11-diene synthase, epicedrol synthase, germacrene-A synthase, (-)-E-beta-caryophyllene synthase, and germacrene-D synthase, and binds magnesium. The gene is associated with sesquiterpene and diterpenoid biosynthesis, terpenoid metabolism, and responses to gibberellin and AOS. Its product localizes to the cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to the production of diverse sesquiterpenes and other terpenoids, though these specific functions are not established for LsTS1 itself.