HQT — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC07G005760.3 (HQT) on tomato chromosome 7 encodes a hydroxycinnamoyltransferase with shikimate O-hydroxycinnamoyltransferase, anthranilate N-benzoyltransferase, and rosmarinate synthase activities, belonging to the CAT-like domain superfamily. The gene is associated with phenylpropanoid and secondary metabolism, the shikimate pathway, and regulation of flavonoid and cellulose anabolism. It is linked to UV protection, pigmentation, induced systemic resistance, and detoxification, as well as traits including fruit length, weight, and shape, flavonoid and anthocyanin content, starch and chlorophyll content, plant height, stem diameter, root length, and disease and UV tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to EC 2.3.1.133, 2.3.1.140, 2.3.1.144, and 2.3.1.302 activities.