LOX6 — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PHAVU_002G175500, designated PvLOX6, encodes a lipoxygenase enzyme with linoleate 13S-lipoxygenase and phytoene dehydrogenase activities, containing lipoxygenase and PLAT/LH2 domains. In French bean, this gene is associated with lipid oxidation, oxylipin and jasmonic acid anabolism, green leaf volatile biosynthetic process, and isoprenoid and fatty acid anabolism. PvLOX6 is linked to defense response, response to wounding, and responses to jasmonic acid, salicylate, and other organisms. The protein localizes to chloroplast thylakoids, stroma, and the plasma membrane. Phenotypic associations include drought resistance, jasmonate accumulation, biotic stress resistance, wound response, defense against herbivory, and abscisic acid biosynthesis. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to N-acylethanolamine metabolism and traits such as drought tolerance, jasmonic acid content, and photochemical quenching.