BLR — Brassica juncea

Summary

BjBLR (BJUB02G47810S) on chromosome B02 of Indian mustard encodes a protein with a homeodomain and a POX domain, annotated with DNA-binding transcription factor activity, transcription coactivator activity, poly(U) binding, mRNA binding, and glycine hydroxymethyltransferase activity. The gene is associated with floral whorl and carpel morphogenesis, maintenance of inflorescence and floral meristem identity, adaxial/abaxial pattern specification, xylem development, stem cell population maintenance, negative regulation of auxin signaling, cytokinin biosynthesis, and plasmodesma-mediated cell-to-cell transport. It is linked to compound leaf morphology, flower and fruit morphology, seed weight, shoot branching, pedicel and peduncle length, photoperiod-sensitive flowering time, lignin biosynthesis, and biotic plant stress. The protein localizes to the microtubule cytoskeleton, plasmodesmata, mitochondria, chloroplast thylakoid and stroma, and apoplast.