CHS — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsCHS, encoded by the gene LSAT_V11C400216290 on chromosome 4 of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa), is a chalcone synthase family protein with annotated naringenin-chalcone synthase, chalcone isomerase, flavanone 4-reductase, flavonol synthase, and SUMO transferase activities. It is associated with chalcone anabolism, polyketide anabolism, flavonol biosynthetic process, anthocyanin anabolism, flavonoid anabolism, sucrose anabolism, regulation of phenylpropanoid metabolism, regulation of anthocyanin anabolism, sumoylation, and responses to UV, UV-B, gravity, jasmonic acid, oxidative stress, and heat acclimation. The gene is linked to traits including anthocyanin content, chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate, shoot fresh weight, flowering time, root morphology, and responses to salt, drought, and nitrogen stress. It is also associated with pollen exine development, male sterility, root-knot nematode resistance, and genome stability.