NAC — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsNAC (LSAT_V11C700350760) on chromosome 7 of garden lettuce encodes a NAC domain-containing protein with DNA-binding transcription factor activity. The gene is associated with regulation of root hair elongation, leaf senescence, photomorphogenesis, anther development, and abscisic acid homeostasis. It has been linked to responses to hypoxia, sucrose, fungi, and salinity, and to traits including plant width, leaf length, photosynthetic rate, ethylene sensitivity, disease tolerance, and brassinosteroid content. Related genes in other species are linked to drought tolerance, salt stress sensitivity, thermomemory, pathogen resistance, and fruit ripening. The product localises to the nucleus and cytoplasm.