GT7 — Nicotiana attenuata

Summary

A4A49_34878 (GT7) in Nicotiana attenuata encodes a UDP-glycosyltransferase with multiple annotated activities, including scopoletin, flavonol, anthocyanin, quercetin, and abscisic acid glucosyltransferase activities, as well as soyasapogenol B glucuronide galactosyltransferase activity. The gene is associated with defense responses, including response to insects, systemic acquired resistance, cell death, and response to other organisms. It is also linked to flavonol biosynthesis, saponin metabolism, triterpenoid anabolism, ethylene anabolism, and response to phenylalanine. Associations with reactive oxygen species accumulation, hypersensitive response, disease resistance, and pathogen resistance have been noted. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to resistance to Pseudomonas syringae and traits such as plant height, flavonoid content, and disease tolerance.