FHA — Brassica napus

Summary

BnFHA (DARMORV10_C08P01100.1) on chromosome C08 of oilseed rape encodes a cryptochrome photoreceptor protein with DNA photolyase and histone kinase activities, functioning as a blue, red, and far-red light photoreceptor that binds FAD and chromatin. This gene is associated with the regulation of post-embryonic development, photoreactive repair, petal morphogenesis, leaf morphogenesis, and responses to hormones including strigolactone. It is linked to delayed or early flowering under long-day conditions, and to traits including blue, red, and far-red light sensitivity, photosynthetic ability, biomass yield, yield, leaf angle and position, root phototropism, temperature stress response, viral disease response, and molybdenum and phenolic compound content. The protein localizes to the nucleus, cytosol, plasma membrane, mitochondria, and plant-type vacuole. Related genes in other species are associated with photomorphogenesis, photoperiodic flowering time, circadian clock entrainment, and stress responses including salt, osmotic, and cold tolerance.