Catalyzes the synthesis of jasmonate-amino acid conjugates by adenylation. Catalyzes the conjugation of jasmonate (JA) to Ile when expressed in a heterologous system (E.Coli) (PubMed:21619871). Catalyzes in vitro the conjugation of jasmonate (JA) to Ile, Phe, Cys, Leu, Met, Ala, Val and Trp (PubMed:24033451). Involved in the production of JA-Ile in response to infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (PubMed:21619871, PubMed:23832371). Required for the accumulation of the flavonoid phytoalexin sakuranetin in response to infection by the rice blast fungus (PubMed:23832371). Involved in herbivory-induced JA-Ile accumulation (PubMed:23621526). Involved in the production of JA-Ile in response to wounding (PubMed:21619871, PubMed:23621526, PubMed:24033451). Required for modulation of light and JA signaling in photomorphogenesis (PubMed:18266905). Required for normal seed development (PubMed:18266905, PubMed:23621526). Required for optimal flower opening and closing and anther dehiscence (PubMed:24947835). May catalyze the synthesis of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)-amino acid conjugates, providing a mechanism for the plant to cope with the presence of excess auxin (By similarity). a jasmonate + an L-alpha-amino acid + ATP = a jasmonyl-L-amino acid + AMP + diphosphate + H(+) Expressed in green shoots, roots and flowers. At low level by auxin. Induced by methyl jasmonate (MeJA), red light, far-red light and blue light (PubMed:18266905). Induced by wounding and infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (PubMed:21619871). Induced by elicitors from oral secretions of armyworm caterpillars (Spodoptera mauritia) (PubMed:23621526). Open-husk phenotype after pollination and malformed seeds with low fertility (PubMed:18266905, PubMed:23621526, PubMed:24947835). Increased susceptibility to infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (PubMed:23832371). Belongs to the IAA-amido conjugating enzyme family.