BLR — Brassica juncea

Summary

BJUA02G40860S (symbol BLR, also known as BjBLR, PNY, BLH9 and other synonyms) on Indian mustard chromosome A02 encodes a protein with DNA/pantothenate-metab_flavo_C, CoaB-like_sf, and POX_dom domains, and is associated with DNA-binding transcription factor activity, transcription coactivator activity, protein homodimerization activity, phosphopantothenate-cysteine ligase activity, and glycine hydroxymethyltransferase activity. The gene is associated with floral whorl morphogenesis, maintenance of inflorescence and floral meristem identity, pattern specification, plant organ formation, carpel development, xylem development, stem cell population maintenance, secondary shoot formation, cytokinin anabolism, glycine metabolism, L-serine metabolism, and CoA biosynthesis. It is linked to numerous traits including compound leaf and flower morphology, seed weight, shoot axis branching, pedicel length, stamen length, lignin biosynthesis trait, photoperiod-sensitive flowering time trait, biotic plant stress trait, and root oxidative activity. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to leaf shape, apical meristem development, phyllotaxy, fruit patterning, and vascular development.