BLR — Brassica juncea

Summary

BJUB05G36550S (symbol BLR) in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea, chromosome B05) encodes a protein with DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific, and additional molecular functions including phosphopantothenate-cysteine ligase activity, glycine hydroxymethyltransferase activity, and poly(U) binding. It belongs to the POX domain and CoaB-like superfamily. The gene is associated with diverse biological processes such as floral whorl morphogenesis, maintenance of inflorescence and floral meristem identity, pattern specification, secondary shoot formation, xylem development, carpel development, and stem cell population maintenance. It is also linked to traits including compound leaf morphology, flower morphology, seed weight, shoot axis branching, photoperiod-sensitive flowering time, lignin biosynthesis, and biotic stress tolerance. Localisation evidence connects the product to the microtubule cytoskeleton, plasmodesmata, mitochondria, and chloroplast thylakoid.