LOX1 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB054040 (ZmLOX1) on maize chromosome 1 encodes a lipoxygenase with linoleate 9S- and 13S-lipoxygenase activities, placing it in the lipoxygenase pathway. The gene is associated with oxylipin metabolism, lipid oxidation, jasmonic acid anabolism, and responses to insects and pathogens. It has been linked to resistance to Fusarium head blight, aphids, and Cucumber mosaic virus, as well as to drought, heat, cadmium, and osmotic stress tolerance. Associations also include seed aging tolerance, germination, photosynthetic rate, plant height, protein content, and stomatal closure. The product localizes to the plastid and cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to leaf senescence, seed longevity, and brown planthopper resistance.