MS5 — Brassica napus

Summary

BnMS5 (MS5, TDM1) on chromosome A10 of oilseed rape encodes a member of the MS5/SDI1 protein family. The gene product localises to the nucleus and P-bodies and is annotated with protein binding molecular function. BnMS5 is associated with meiotic cell cycle processes including leptotene, pachytene, prophase I, male meiotic nuclear division, microsporogenesis, and pollen exine formation, as well as with negative regulation of translation and developmental processes. The gene has been linked to heterosis. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to meiotic exit, male fertility, genomic imprinting, and seed development.