BP — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

AoBP (A4U43_C07F31110) on asparagus chromosome 7 encodes a protein with an ELK domain and is annotated with DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific activity, chromatin binding, and miRNA binding. It is associated with shoot organ boundary specification, somatic stem cell population maintenance, regulation of gibberellin biosynthetic process, floral whorl morphogenesis, and negative regulation of auxin mediated signaling pathway. The gene is linked to shoot axis morphology trait, seed yield trait, seed size, peduncle length, phyllotaxy, leaf growth and development trait, flower development trait, whole plant size, boron sensitivity, light intensity response, and biotic plant stress trait. It localizes to the nucleus, cytoplasm, plastid, plasmodesma, and microtubule cytoskeleton. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to leaf development, internode length, pedicel development, and shoot apical meristem development.