ACHE — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LSAT_V11C800450070, designated ACHE, is a gene on garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa) chromosome 8 that encodes a GDSL/SGNH plant lipase-like protein with sinapine esterase, serine O-acyltransferase, acetylajmaline esterase, carboxylic ester hydrolase, glycosidase, acyltransferase, esterase and lipase activities, and is also associated with IgE binding. The gene is associated with acetylcholine breakdown, isoprenoid anabolism, lipolysis, detoxification, lipid and alkaloid metabolism, nodulation, seed germination, wounding response and defense response. Its product localises to the symbiosome, plant-type cell wall, plasmodesma and extracellular space. ACHE is associated with flavonoid content. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to pungency, carotenoid content and germination rate.