TS1 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsTS1 (TS1), located on chromosome 3 of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa), encodes a terpene synthase with multiple annotated activities, including epicedrol synthase, germacrene-A synthase, (-)-E-beta-caryophyllene synthase, germacradienol synthase, germacrene-D synthase, and general terpene synthase activity, along with magnesium binding. The protein belongs to the terpene cyclase and synthase families and is localised to the cytoplasm. This gene is associated with terpenoid metabolism, diterpenoid anabolism, sesquiterpene biosynthesis, and terpene anabolism. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to the production of diverse volatile and non-volatile terpenoids.