ZB8 — Oryza sativa Japonica

Summary

OsZB8 (also known as PAL2, OsPAL1, OsPAL2, OsPAL3, OsPAL4, PAL1, PAL3, PAL4, and ZB8) on rice chromosome 2 encodes a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (EC 4.3.1.24) with tyrosine ammonia-lyase activity, ammonia-lyase activity, amino acid binding, protein dimerization activity, and DNA-binding transcription factor activity. The gene is associated with sheath blight resistance, bacterial blight resistance, resistance to root-knot nematode, lignin deposition, and disease in rice. It is associated with L-phenylalanine breakdown, cinnamic acid anabolism, salicylic acid breakdown, hydrogen peroxide biosynthetic process, negative regulation of cytokinin mediated signalling, downregulation of chlorophyll anabolism, and brassinosteroid anabolism. Associations include IAA content, seedling vigor, UV light sensitivity, leaf angle, tiller number, plant height, cold tolerance, salt stress tolerance, photosynthetic rate, and pollen fertility. The protein localizes to the cytosol, cytoplasm, nucleus, and SCF complex.