CPS — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SlCPS (SOLYC06G084240.2) on tomato chromosome 6 encodes a terpene synthase with ent-copalyl diphosphate synthase, kolavenyl diphosphate synthase, and copal-8-ol diphosphate synthase activities, along with isomerase activity and magnesium binding. It belongs to the terpene cyclase and terpene synthase domain families. The gene is associated with gibberellin biosynthesis, diterpenoid and sesquiterpenoid metabolism, the MEP pathway, and hormone metabolism. It is linked to fruit set, fruit growth and development, fruit weight, shape, and size, as well as seed growth, germination rate, and drought tolerance. Associations also include plant height, flowering time, dwarfism, trichome formation, parthenocarpic fruit set, and response to water. Related genes in other species are linked to gibberellin-deficient dwarfism, male sterility, and non-germinating phenotypes.