PARL — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C06F19640, designated AoPARL (also known as AoRBL12 or RBL12) on asparagus chromosome 6, encodes a peptidase S54 rhomboid domain-containing protein with serine-type endopeptidase activity. The gene is annotated to proteolysis and localises to the membrane, mitochondria and plasmalemma. AoPARL is associated with the related genes PARL and RBL17. Studies of related genes in other species link the rhomboid protease family to climate-associated phenotypes including temperature and precipitation traits, though these relationships are not established for asparagus itself.