CRTISO — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SlCRTISO (SOLYC07G021640.2) on tomato chromosome 7 encodes a CrtISO-like protein with redox activity. The gene is associated with apocarotenoid anabolism, pigment metabolism, carotene anabolism, lycopene anabolism, carotenoid metabolism, carotenoid anabolism, chlorophyll a breakdown, chlorophyll breakdown, isoprenoid metabolism, flavonoid metabolism, the MEP pathway, vision, CRISPR-cas System, Gene Conversion, NHEJ, Homologous Recombination, HDR, and Pigmentation. It is linked to lycopene content, carotenoid content, and anthocyanin content traits, and to leaf carotenoid content phenotypes. The product localises to the nucleus and to GO:0009507. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to fruit color development, fruit pigmentation, carotenoid and lycopene biosynthesis, carotenoid accumulation, drought tolerance, root color, photochemical quenching, and parasitic weed interactions.