BLR — Brassica juncea

Summary

BJUA03G57120S (BjBLR) on chromosome A03 of Indian mustard encodes a protein with homeodomain and KN_HD domains, and is annotated with DNA-binding transcription factor activity, transcription coactivator activity, poly(U) binding, and glycine hydroxymethyltransferase activity. It is associated with floral whorl morphogenesis, carpel development, maintenance of inflorescence meristem identity, maintenance of floral meristem identity, adaxial/abaxial pattern specification, secondary shoot formation, xylem development, stem cell population maintenance, and negative regulation of auxin mediated signaling pathway. The gene is linked to compound leaf morphology trait, corolla morphology trait, flower morphology trait, leaf shattering, seed weight, photoperiod-sensitive flowering time trait, shoot axis branching, and lignin biosynthesis trait. Associations also include organ separation, floral organ abscission, lateral root formation, salt tolerance, photorespiratory metabolism, oxidative stress tolerance, and shoot apical meristem maintenance. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to leaf shape, apical meristem development, phyllotaxy, fruit patterning, and vascular development.