TS1 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsTS1 (TS1) on chromosome 6 of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa) encodes a terpene synthase with amorpha-4,11-diene synthase, epicedrol synthase, germacrene-A synthase, (-)-E-beta-caryophyllene synthase, and germacrene-D synthase activities, and is annotated with terpene synthase activity and magnesium binding. The product belongs to the terpene cyclase-like and isoprenoid synthase domain families and is localized to the cytoplasm. LsTS1 is associated with sesquiterpene and diterpenoid biosynthetic processes, terpenoid metabolism, and responses to gibberellin and AOS. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to additional sesquiterpene synthase activities, including those classified under EC numbers 4.2.3.24, 4.2.3.136, and 4.2.3.39.