OMA1 — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvOMA1 (BVRB_3G050270) on sugar beet chromosome 3 encodes a protein with peptidase M48 and Mito/Outer_Membr_Metalloprot domains, and is annotated with protease and metalloendopeptidase activity. The gene is associated with mitochondria, homologous recombination, meiosis, cellular response to heat, anther development, response to oxidative stress, and osmotic response. It is linked to cytoplasmic male sterility and decreased tolerance to multiple stressors. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to heat stress tolerance, OXPHOS system function, and root growth, while sequence similarity connections extend to high temperature stress response and root thickness.