RCPG — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvRCPG (BVRB_4G074540) on sugar beet chromosome 4 encodes a protein with exo-D-galacturonase activity and polygalacturonase activity, belonging to the Glyco_hydro_28 family and the pectin lyase fold superfamily. The gene is associated with pectin breakdown, cell wall organization, and cell wall modification involved in abscission, as well as anther dehiscence, fruit dehiscence, fruit ripening, pollen tube development, pollen germination, root cap development, border-like cell shedding, and morphogenesis. It is linked to sucrose metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, fermentation, the TCA cycle, secretion, response to salt, and host invasion. The encoded protein localizes to the apoplast, extracellular region, ER, Golgi complex, plasmodesma, vesicle, and pollen wall. Related genes in other species are linked to root morphology traits and arsenic concentration.