UVR8 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsUVR8, encoded by the garden lettuce gene LSAT_V11C300148810 on chromosome 3, is a protein containing FYVE zinc finger and regulator of chromosome condensation (RCC1) domains, with annotated molecular functions in phosphoinositide and metal binding. The gene is associated with photomorphogenesis, pigmentation, signal transduction, and response to stress, and its product localises to the cytoplasm and Golgi complex. LsUVR8 is associated with shoot fresh weight, photosynthetic rate, stomatal resistance, and anthocyanin content. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to plant height, seed maturation, and quantum yield.