ACHE — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LSAT_V11C300122240, designated ACHE, on garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa) chromosome 3, encodes a GDSL-type SGNH hydrolase superfamily protein with carboxylic ester hydrolase, glycosidase, and esterase activities, and is also associated with IgE binding. The gene is associated with acetylcholine breakdown, lipolysis, detoxification, nodulation, seed germination, and defense response. Its product localizes to the symbiosome, extracellular, mitochondria, and cytosol. ACHE is associated with flavonoid content. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to germination rate and arsenic concentration, though these associations are not established for lettuce.