PAL — Pisum sativum

Summary

PSAT6G182520 (PsPAL, PAL2) on garden pea chromosome 6LG2 encodes a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, an enzyme with ammonia-lyase activity. The gene is associated with L-phenylalanine breakdown, cinnamic acid anabolism, salicylate and suberin biosynthesis, and secondary metabolism. It is linked to defence response, response to oxidative stress, signal transduction, secretion, membrane transport, and localises to the cytoplasm and macromolecular complexes. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance, seed dormancy, plant height, root length and volume, leaf thickness, chlorophyll content, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, and contents of lignin, sugar, fructose, selenium, abscisic acid, and hydrogen peroxide, as well as parasitic weed interactions.