TS1 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsTS1 (TS1) on chromosome 1 of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa) encodes a terpene synthase with multiple annotated activities, including germacrene-A, alpha-copaene, (+)-delta-cadinene, alpha-humulene, and general sesquiterpene synthase activity, as well as magnesium binding and redox activity. The product belongs to the terpene cyclase and terpene synthase domain families. The gene is associated with farnesyl diphosphate metabolism, terpenoid metabolism, diterpenoid anabolism, and the sesquiterpene biosynthetic process, and its product localizes to the cytoplasm. Related genes in other species, such as GAS and TPS1, link the family to terpene synthase activity.