ENP — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsENP, encoded by the gene LSAT_V11C800424640 on chromosome 8 of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa), is a member of the NPH3/RPT2-like protein family, containing BTB/POZ and NPH3 domains. It is associated with blue light photoreceptor activity, FMN binding, and protein kinase activity. The gene is linked to auxin polar transport regulation, apical protein localization, and chloroplast accumulation movement. It has been connected to numerous agronomically relevant traits, including biomass yield, seed yield, leaf angle, leaf yellowing tolerance, submergence tolerance, viral disease response, days to flowering, root mass density, lateral root number and length, nitrate uptake, and sensitivity to brassinosteroids, gibberellic acid, and cytokinin. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to phototropism, organogenesis, root gravitropism, and light signaling.