BG1 — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SlBG1 (SOLYC01G060020.4) encodes a glycosyl hydrolase family 17 protein with glucan exo-1,3-beta-glucosidase, lichenase, cellulase and glucan endo-1,3-beta-D-glucosidase activities. The gene is associated with carbohydrate breakdown, triterpenoid metabolism, pyruvate metabolism, defense response to nematodes, and regulation of chemotaxis. Its product localises to the apoplast, plant-type cell wall, vacuole, secretory vesicle, Golgi complex, mitochondria and cytosol. SlBG1 is linked to herbivore defense, sugar/organic acid ratio, and numerous traits including fruit width, fruit weight, fruit firmness, lycopene and carotenoid content, grain size, seedling vigor, root dry weight, shoot dry weight, leaf area index, stem thickness, drought tolerance, salt tolerance, disease resistance, and resistance to Verticillium dahliae and nematodes.