SOC1 — Brassica napus

Summary

BnSOC1 (DARMORV10_A03P25280.1) on chromosome A03 of oilseed rape encodes a MADS-box transcription factor with RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding and transcription corepressor activities. This gene is associated with the regulation of vernalization response, floral meristem identity and maintenance, floral organ specification, stamen and carpel development, seed growth, and integument development. It has been linked to numerous agronomic traits including flowering time, biomass yield, seed weight, plant height, heterosis, anthocyanin content, jasmonic acid content, and responses to high temperature, UV light, and drought. Additional associations include flower and inflorescence morphology, petal and sepal development, leaf composition, chloroplast development, and stress-induced flowering. The gene also shows connections to meristem determinacy, shoot apical meristem development, and organ identity specification.