ALP — Brassica napus

Summary

BnALP (DARMORV10_C09P52990.1) on chromosome C09 of oilseed rape encodes a papain-like cysteine peptidase belonging to the peptidase C1A family, with associated cysteine-type endopeptidase activator activity involved in apoptotic processes and vacuolar sorting signal receptor activity. The gene is associated with multiple biological processes including phloem sucrose loading, fatty acid oxidation, starch breakdown, abscission, and positive regulation of apoptotic signaling. It has been linked to traits such as sucrose and starch content, photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content, leaf morphology, root thickness, and stomatal closure. Localization evidence connects the product to the lysosome, Golgi, endosome, and phenyloplast. Related genes in other species link the family to senescence and root morphology traits.