EXP1 — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC06G051800.3, also known as EXP1, encodes a protein containing Expansin_CBD and RlpA-like_DPBB domains. In tomato, this gene is associated with root growth, cell wall disassembly and loosening, cellulose breakdown, carotenoid and lycopene metabolism, pigment accumulation, light absorption, dedifferentiation, cell adhesion, cytokinesis, and responses to amino acids. It is linked to fruit firmness, fruit color, carotene content, lignin content, leaf length and size, leaf number, plant height, root thickness, respiration rate, and seed maturation. The encoded protein localises to the extracellular region and membrane. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to fruit size.