AOC — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC02G085730.3, the tomato AOC gene on chromosome 2, encodes an allene oxide cyclase. The protein localises to chloroplast thylakoid membranes, envelopes and stroma, as well as stromules and other compartments. AOC is associated with jasmonic acid content, jasmonate biosynthesis and wound response, and has been linked to herbivore defence, disease resistance, anther dehiscence, flower development, leaf senescence and seed development. Associations also include photosynthetic rate, stomatal resistance and opening, drought tolerance, oxidative stress response, fruit shape, sugar and flavonoid content, and shoot and root biomass traits. Related genes in other species link the family to cold response, tuber development and systemic defence.