CCT — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvCCT (BVRB_1G004650) on sugar beet chromosome 1 encodes a Mediator complex subunit Med12 domain-containing protein that acts as a transcriptional co-regulator. The gene is associated with photoperiodism and flowering, temporal regulation of development, regulation of radial pattern formation, metabolic burst, secretion, immune response, and innate immunity. It localises to the nucleus and Mediator complex. Associations include juvenile-to-adult vegetative phase transition, leaf morphology, root hair development, systemic acquired resistance, light-induced gene expression, and salicylic acid accumulation. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to flowering time, germination, root architecture, and vegetative-to-reproductive phase transition traits, as well as flavonoid content, root oxidative activity, root hair length, leaf morphology, and flowering time traits.