TEF1 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LSAT_V11C800396330, designated TEF1, is a gene on garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa) chromosome 8. It encodes a translation elongation factor with translation elongation factor activity, GTPase activity, GTP binding, and mRNA binding, and the product localises to the cytoplasm. The gene is directly annotated to the biological processes of translation and translation elongation. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to fundamental protein synthesis machinery. No direct associations with agronomic traits such as yield, stress tolerance, or disease resistance have been observed in lettuce for this gene.