Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At1g02050	Plant type III polyketide synthases (PKSs) that catalyzes the condensation of malonyl-CoA units with various CoA ester starter molecules to generate a diverse array of natural products including long-chain alkyl alpha-pyrones.	Structure function analysis of novel type III polyketide synthases from Arabidopsis thaliana.; 2008; DOI: 10.1248/bpb.31.2205; PMID: 19043200; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19043200/ | LAP5 and LAP6 encode anther-specific proteins with similarity to chalcone synthase essential for pollen exine development in Arabidopsis.; 2010; DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.157446; PMID: 20442277; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20442277/ | LAP6/POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE A and LAP5/POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE B encode hydroxyalkyl α-pyrone synthases required for pollen development and sporopollenin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.; 2010; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.080028; PMID: 21193570; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21193570/
Arabidopsis	At4g00040	Plant type III polyketide synthases (PKSs) that catalyzes the condensation of malonyl-CoA units with various CoA ester starter molecules to generate a diverse array of natural products including long-chain alkyl alpha-pyrones.	No verified direct reference in this release
Arabidopsis	At4g34850	Plant type III polyketide synthases (PKSs) that catalyzes the condensation of malonyl-CoA units with various CoA ester starter molecules to generate a diverse array of natural products including long-chain alkyl alpha-pyrones.	Structure function analysis of novel type III polyketide synthases from Arabidopsis thaliana.; 2008; DOI: 10.1248/bpb.31.2205; PMID: 19043200; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19043200/ | LAP5 and LAP6 encode anther-specific proteins with similarity to chalcone synthase essential for pollen exine development in Arabidopsis.; 2010; DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.157446; PMID: 20442277; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20442277/ | LAP6/POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE A and LAP5/POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE B encode hydroxyalkyl α-pyrone synthases required for pollen development and sporopollenin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.; 2010; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.080028; PMID: 21193570; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21193570/
Rice	Os07g0411300	Plant type III polyketide synthases (PKSs) that catalyzes the condensation of fatty acyl-CoA with malonyl-CoA to generate triketide and tetraketide alpha-pyrones, the main components of pollen exine and potential sporopollenin precursors.	The polyketide synthase OsPKS2 is essential for pollen exine and Ubisch body patterning in rice.; 2017; DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12574; PMID: 28783252; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28783252/ | OsPKS2 is required for rice male fertility by participating in pollen wall formation.; 2018; DOI: 10.1007/s00299-018-2265-x; PMID: 29411094; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29411094/
Rice	Os10g0484800	Plant type III polyketide synthases (PKSs) that catalyzes the condensation of fatty acyl-CoA with malonyl-CoA to generate triketide and tetraketide alpha-pyrones, the main components of pollen exine and potential sporopollenin precursors.	Conserved metabolic steps for sporopollenin precursor formation in tobacco and rice.; 2013; DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12018; PMID: 23231646; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23231646/