PCS1 — Nicotiana attenuata

Summary

A4A49_02387 (PCS1) in coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata) on chromosome scaffold00075 encodes an aspartic endopeptidase of the pepsin-like family, with IgE binding activity. The gene is associated with phytochelatin anabolism, cellular detoxification, response to cadmium, and regulation of programmed cell death, as well as hypersensitivity, defense response, proteolysis, and cell death. Its product localizes to the apoplast and extracellular space. Related genes in other species link the family to photochemical quenching and salt tolerance traits.