ACS — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC07G017860.3 (SlACS) on tomato chromosome 7 encodes a protein with Ac_CoA_lig, ACAS_N, AMP-bd_C, and AMP-binding domains, and exhibits acetate-CoA ligase, medium-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase, (E)-caffeate-CoA ligase, trans-cinnamate-CoA ligase, 4-coumarate-CoA ligase, and CoA-ligase activities, as well as ATP binding. The gene is associated with lycopene breakdown, ethene metabolism, acetate metabolism, fatty-acyl-CoA anabolism, cinnamic acid metabolism, phytoalexin biosynthesis, and flavonoid metabolism. It has been linked to fruit color, fruit size, lycopene content, root and shoot fresh weight, root length, lateral root number, root hair length, proline content, amino acid content, drought tolerance, and salt tolerance. Associations also include flower sex determination, stamen development, pollen tube attraction, flowering time, plant growth, and biomass heterosis. The protein localizes to plastids, chloroplast stroma, membranes, and cytosol.