FBP — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvFBP (BVRB_4G075960) on sugar beet chromosome 4 encodes a protein with a folate-binding receptor-like domain and is annotated for folate binding and folate transporter activity. The gene is associated with folate transport, nitrogen utilization, glutamate metabolism, regulation of flavonoid anabolism, amino acid transport, fermentation, the pentose-phosphate shunt, electron transfer, glutathione metabolism, regeneration, flavonoid anabolism, response to salicylate, cell growth, and response to oxidative stress. It is linked to decreased sensitivity to oxidative stress and salt, and increased sensitivity to oxidative and osmotic stress. The encoded product localizes to the extracellular region and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to iron and zinc homeostasis, folate accumulation, and zinc sensitivity.