TS1 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsTS1 (TS1), located on chromosome 5 of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa), encodes a terpene synthase with multiple annotated activities including epicedrol synthase, germacrene-A synthase, beta-elemene synthase, (-)-E-beta-caryophyllene synthase, alpha-humulene synthase, germacrene-D synthase, sesquiterpene synthase, and terpene synthase activity, along with magnesium binding. The protein contains terpene synthase and cyclase domains and is localized to the cytoplasm. It is associated with terpenoid metabolism, diterpenoid anabolism, sesquiterpene biosynthetic processes, and terpene anabolism. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to the production of diverse sesquiterpenes and diterpenes, though these specific functions are not yet established in lettuce.