ACO1 — Solanum tuberosum

Summary

PGSC0003DMG400002321 (ACO1) on potato chromosome 7 encodes an ACC oxidase, a 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase with ACC oxidase activity that binds vitamin C and metal ions. The gene is associated with ethylene biosynthesis, fruit development and ripening, shade avoidance, ozone response, and responses to nitric oxide, fatty acids, and fungal molecules. It is linked to virus resistance, wound response, senescence, salt stress, flooding tolerance, heat and cold stress responses, gravitropic response, and fruit shelf life. Associations also include starch and sucrose metabolism, calcium signaling, and regulation of gene expression. The protein localizes to the cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species connect the ACO1 family to ethylene production, disease resistance, iron acquisition, lateral root development, and cold tolerance.