CS — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LSAT_V11C600307690, also known as CS, LsTS1, or TPS20, on garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa) chromosome 6, encodes a terpene synthase with multiple annotated activities including germacrene-A synthase, alpha-copaene synthase, vetispiradiene synthase, (+)-delta-cadinene synthase, and alpha-humulene synthase. The gene is associated with sesquiterpenoid and diterpenoid biosynthesis, farnesyl diphosphate metabolism, and the response to wounding. Its product localizes to the cytoplasm and chloroplast. The gene has been associated with aphid resistance, herbivore defense, flowering time, and selenium tolerance and accumulation. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to traits including drought tolerance, yield, sugar and protein content, root morphology, and flowering time, as well as wound response.