PIP — Brassica napus

Summary

BnPIP (DARMORV10_C03P56040.1) on chromosome C03 of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) encodes a prolyl iminopeptidase belonging to the peptidase S33 and alpha/beta hydrolase fold family, with aminopeptidase activity. The gene is associated with responses to UV-A, UV-B, and UV light, salt stress, metal stress, and thirst, as well as with jasmonic acid signaling, phenylpropanoid metabolism, and anthocyanin anabolism. It has been linked to nitrogen content, proline content, photosynthetic rate, and salt tolerance. The encoded protein localises to the cytosol, cytoplasm, mitochondria, and secretory vesicles. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to root hydraulic conductance and water transport, while sequence similarity links the family to anthocyanin content, drought tolerance, and root morphology traits.