LOX1 (TRAESCS2B02G555400) — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS2B02G555400 (symbol LOX1, also known as LOX1.5, TaLOX10, and LOXC) on wheat chromosome 2B encodes a lipoxygenase with linoleate 9S- and 13S-lipoxygenase activity, iron binding, and oxidoreductase function. The gene is associated with lipid oxidation, jasmonic acid anabolism, membrane breakdown, and downregulation of defense responses to insects. It has been linked to photosynthetic rate, anthesis time, and numerous stress and disease responses including drought tolerance, heat tolerance, Fusarium head blight resistance, aphid resistance, pathogen resistance, oxidative stress tolerance, seed aging tolerance, and stomatal immunity. Additional associations include sucrose metabolism, lignin anabolism, flavonoid anabolism, calcium transport, and response to nitrate and karrikin. The protein localizes to plastids and cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to seed longevity, leaf senescence, and brown planthopper resistance.