TS1 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsTS1 (TS1), located on chromosome 1 of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa), encodes a sesquiterpene synthase with multiple annotated activities including germacrene-A, beta-elemene, alpha-copaene, (+)-delta-cadinene, and alpha-humulene synthase activities. The protein contains terpene cyclase and synthase domains, binds magnesium, and localizes to the cytoplasm. It is associated with terpenoid metabolism, specifically farnesyl diphosphate metabolism, diterpenoid anabolism, and the sesquiterpene biosynthetic process. Related genes in other species, such as GAS and TPS family members, link this gene family to the production of volatile terpenoids.