LAT59 — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC01G010740.4, also known as LAT59, is a tomato gene on chromosome 1 that encodes a pectate lyase, an enzyme with pectate lyase and lyase activity that binds metals and belongs to the pectin lyase fold family. The product is localised to the extracellular region, cytoplasm and mitochondria. The gene is associated with cell wall disassembly and organisation, pectin metabolism, ethylene metabolism, hormone metabolism, photosynthesis and its downregulation, carpel and sepal formation, and invasive growth. It has been linked to agronomically important traits including fruit firmness, fruit colour, fruit weight, fruit size and shape, seed hardness, seed weight, carotene and lycopene content, drought tolerance, stem elongation, stomatal resistance, and respiration rate. Associations with disease resistance, root and shoot meristem maintenance, and vascular development have also been noted.