Encodes allene oxide cyclase. One of four genes in Arabidopsis that encode this enzyme, which catalyzes an essential step in jasmonic acid biosynthesis. Gene expression is reduced during senescence, a process that involves jasmonic acid signalling pathway.
Computational Description
allene oxide cyclase 4 (AOC4); FUNCTIONS IN: allene-oxide cyclase activity; INVOLVED IN: jasmonic acid biosynthetic process; LOCATED IN: plasma membrane, chloroplast; EXPRESSED IN: 24 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 13 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Allene oxide cyclase (InterPro:IPR009410); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: allene oxide cyclase 3 (TAIR:AT3G25780.1); Has 204 Blast hits to 204 proteins in 33 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 4; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 0; Plants - 200; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 0 (source: NCBI BLink).