PAL — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB077230 (PAL) on maize chromosome 2 encodes a phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (EC 4.3.1.24) with additional tyrosine ammonia-lyase and ammonia-lyase activities, and also carries DNA-binding transcription factor activity. The gene is associated with L-phenylalanine breakdown, cinnamic acid anabolism, salicylic acid breakdown, lignin breakdown, and regulation of phenylpropanoid metabolism. It is linked to responses to UV, UV-A, low humidity, and drought recovery, as well as guard cell fate commitment and cell wall assembly. Associations with agronomic traits include plant height, photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, lignin content, flavonoid content, IAA content, and resistance to fall armyworm and rice leaf sheath blight. The protein localises to the cytosol, cytoplasm, nucleus, and SCF complex.