FLS — Brassica napus

Summary

BnFLS (DARMORV10_C09P68300.1) on chromosome C09 of oilseed rape encodes a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase with flavonol synthase, flavanone 3-dioxygenase, and leucocyanidin oxygenase activities. The gene is associated with flavonoid, anthocyanin, proanthocyanidin, and kaempferol metabolism and accumulation, as well as with pigment metabolism, phenylpropanoid and glucosinolate biosynthesis, and auxin polar transport. It has been linked to traits including flavonoid and anthocyanin content, UV-B light sensitivity, photosynthetic ability, herbicide sensitivity, drought and salt stress tolerance, cold acclimation, root morphology, flower development, pollen fertility restoration, and stomatal closure. The encoded protein localises to the cytosol, nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and tonoplast. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to flavonol synthesis, root gravitropic response, male fertility, and cyst nematode resistance.