ALP — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PHAVU_003G130550 (PvALP) on chromosome 3 of French bean encodes a papain-like cysteine peptidase belonging to the peptidase C1A family, with cysteine-type endopeptidase activator activity involved in apoptotic processes, cysteine-type peptidase activity, and calcium ion binding. The gene is associated with vacuolar protein sorting, Golgi-to-vacuole transport, proteolysis, response to ethylene, immune response, and phenylpropanoid and vanillin anabolism. It has been linked to leaf morphology, stomatal closure, root thickness, osmotic stress tolerance, seed storage protein sorting, leaf senescence, and abscisic acid biosynthesis. The product localizes to the lysosome, late endosome, Golgi cis cisterna, and TGN. Related genes in other species are linked to vacuolar protein trafficking and senescence.