PPC — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SlPPC (SOLYC10G007290.4) encodes a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, an enzyme with phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase activity that belongs to the PEP_COase family. In tomato, this gene is associated with C4 photosynthesis, phloem sucrose loading, cellular respiration, and the pentose-phosphate shunt. It has been linked to a wide range of agronomic traits including fruit size, sugar content, lycopene content, flavonoid content, chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, plant height, root weight, root dry weight, leaf width, leaf length, shoot dry weight, pollen fertility, and oxidative stress response. The encoded protein localises to the cytosol and apoplast. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance, water use efficiency, and starch content.