NIT1 — Brassica napus

Summary

BnNIT1 (DARMORV10_A03P13490.1) on chromosome A03 of oilseed rape encodes a nitrilase family protein with nitrile hydratase, 3-cyanoalanine hydratase, indole-3-acetonitrile nitrilase, and N-carbamoylputrescine amidase activities. The gene is associated with cyanide and glucosinolate breakdown, auxin biosynthesis and transport, detoxification, meristem and root cap development, embryogenesis, and chromatin modeling. It has been linked to traits including IAA content, flowering time, herbicide and zinc sensitivity, disease tolerance, salt tolerance, root and shoot growth, biomass production, clubroot disease resistance, and seed development. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis, nitrile hydrolysis, pathogen resistance, salt and drought tolerance, and chromatin structure.