MS5 — Brassica napus

Summary

BnMS5 (MS5) on chromosome C01 of oilseed rape encodes a protein with protein-binding activity. The gene is associated with meiotic processes including leptotene, pachytene, meiotic prophase I, meiosis I, male meiotic nuclear division, and the meiotic cell cycle, as well as microsporogenesis and pollen exine formation. It is also linked to negative regulation of translation, mitosis, and developmental processes. The product localises to the nucleus and P-bodies. Associations with heterosis, cell cycle transitions, meiotic progression, meiosis termination, gametophytic development, and meiotic division have been noted. Related genes in other species are linked to meiotic exit, male fertility, seed development, and genomic imprinting.