CLV3 — Brassica napus

Summary

BnCLV3 (DARMORV10_A04P20780.1) on chromosome A04 of oilseed rape encodes a CLV3/ESR family protein with signaling receptor binding, receptor serine/threonine kinase binding, kinase activity, and protein binding functions. The gene is associated with meristem cell maintenance, shoot apical meristem development, regulation of meristem size and organization, floral organ development, microsporocyte differentiation, pollen maturation, gametophyte development, cell surface receptor signaling, and regeneration. It has been linked to traits including seed weight, plant height, floral organ size, anther morphology, gynoecium development, meristem identity, organ identity, high temperature stress response, disease tolerance, and plant growth and development. The product localizes to the apoplast, plasmodesma, extracellular region, membrane, plasmalemma, plant-type vacuole, and mitochondria. Related genes in other species connect the family to stem cell proliferation, shoot meristem size, floral organ number, and cytokinin levels.