CDC2 — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvCDC2 (CDC2, PPK1) on sugar beet chromosome 1 encodes a protein with a protein kinase domain and is annotated with cyclin binding, RNA polymerase II CTD heptapeptide repeat kinase activity, MEKK activity, protein tyrosine kinase activity, ERK1, CDK activity, protein serine kinase activity, protein kinase activity, protein serine/threonine kinase activity, and ATP binding. The gene is associated with meiotic cell cycle modulation, DNA anabolism, regulation of mitotic entry, cell plate assembly, G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle, regulation of cell division, intracellular signal transduction, cytokinin signaling, NO storage, regulation of gene expression, cell cycle, cell differentiation, protein autophosphorylation, cell division, signal transduction, and defense response. The encoded protein localizes to the CDK holoenzyme complex, cytoplasm, and nucleus. BvCDC2 is also linked to plant growth. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to leaf position and plant growth and development traits.