TIL — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvTIL (BVRB_9G208030) is a sugar beet gene on chromosome 9 that encodes a protein with retinal binding activity. The gene is associated with responses to high light intensity, freezing, heat, cold, hypoxia, hyperosmotic salinity, and paraquat-induced oxidative stress. It is also linked to cellular chloride and sodium ion homeostasis, seed maturation, and photosynthetic rate. The encoded protein localizes to multiple cellular compartments, including the plasma membrane, chloroplast envelope, endoplasmic reticulum, vacuole, Golgi, plastid, plasmodesmata, mitochondria, and cytosol. Studies of related genes in other species connect the TIL family to traits such as drought and salt tolerance, heat tolerance, oxidative stress tolerance, seed longevity, leaf senescence, and flowering time.