CP — Brassica juncea

Summary

BJUB02G32960S (symbol CP, also known as BjALP, BjAALP, AALP, BjSAG2, SAG2) on Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) chromosome B02 encodes a papain-like cysteine peptidase belonging to the Peptidase_C1A family. The product possesses cysteine-type peptidase activity, cysteine-type endopeptidase activator activity involved in apoptotic process, calcium ion binding, and vacuolar sorting signal receptor activity. This gene is associated with proteolysis, defense response, response to ethylene, immune response, detoxification, oxidative phosphorylation, vacuolar transport, and positive regulation of apoptotic signaling. It has been linked to photosynthetic rate, leaf morphology, stomatal complex closure time, root thickness, plant growth and development, leaf senescence, abscisic acid biosynthesis, osmotic stress tolerance, and water deficit response. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to senescence and protein trafficking.