ASAT3 — Nicotiana attenuata

Summary

A4A49_06682 (ASAT3) in coyote tobacco (Nicotiana attenuata) encodes a protein with vinorine synthase activity, acetyl-coenzyme A:acetyl alcohol acetyltransferase activity, acetylase activity, and acyltransferase activity, belonging to the CAT-like domain superfamily. This gene is associated with alkaloid anabolism, including nicotine and indole alkaloid anabolism, as well as polyamine metabolism, phenylpropanoid metabolism, lignin anabolism, auxin transport, response to herbivore, response to stress, JA signaling, regulation of growth, and seed germination. The encoded protein is localized to the cytoplasm and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to EC numbers 2.3.1.160, 2.3.1.325, 2.3.1.224, and 2.3.1.322, and to stigma color traits.