TS1 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsTS1 (TS1), located on chromosome 1 of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa), encodes a terpene synthase with multiple annotated activities including germacrene-A synthase, alpha-copaene synthase, (+)-delta-cadinene synthase, alpha-humulene synthase, and general sesquiterpene synthase activity. The protein contains terpene synthase and cyclase domains, binds magnesium, and localizes to the cytoplasm. It is associated with farnesyl diphosphate metabolism, terpenoid metabolism, diterpenoid biosynthesis, and the sesquiterpene biosynthetic process. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to the production of volatile organic compounds.