ACS — Triticum turgidum subsp. durum

Summary

TRITD2BV1G263090 (ACS, also known as TtACS, BZO1, and AAE9) encodes a CoA ligase with multiple activities including acetate-CoA, benzoate-CoA, 4-coumarate-CoA, and medium-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase functions, along with AMP and ATP binding. This durum wheat gene on chromosome 2B is associated with phenylpropanoid, fatty acid, and cinnamic acid metabolism, as well as phytoalexin and wax biosynthesis, green leaf volatile production, and responses to jasmonic acid, ethylene, and wounding. It localizes to mitochondria and cytosol. The gene is linked to stripe rust, photosynthetic rate, plant height, grain yield, root development, and stomatal turgor pressure. Related genes in other species are associated with benzoyloxyglucosinolate biosynthesis and long-chain aliphatic glucosinolate accumulation.