LAT52 — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SlLAT52 (SOLYC10G007270.4) on tomato chromosome 10 encodes a protein belonging to the Ole e I-like allergen family, characterised by the Pollen_Ole_e1_allergen domain. The gene is associated with pollen adhesion, hydration, tube formation and adhesion, microgametogenesis, generative cell differentiation, sexual reproduction, foraging behaviour, paracrine and autocrine signalling, cell communication, cytokinesis, meiosis, vacuolar localisation, and S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process. The encoded protein localises to the extracellular region and endoplasmic reticulum. Associations with agronomically relevant traits include fruit weight, fruit shape, sugar content, chlorophyll content, germination rate, pollen fertility, self-incompatibility, plant male sterility, and calcium concentration. Related genes in other species link the family to days to maturity and powdery mildew resistance.