IRT1 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoIRT1 (BOLC102_C01P014880.1_BOLC102_V1) on cabbage chromosome 1 encodes a ZIP family metal transporter with iron channel, copper, manganese, zinc, and cadmium ion transmembrane transporter activities, as well as phosphoinositide, ubiquitin, mRNA, and protein binding. It is associated with nickel, manganese, zinc, and cadmium transport, cellular and multicellular iron homeostasis, auxin anabolism, downregulation of abscisic acid signaling, response to hypoxia and bacteria, and MVB formation. The gene is linked to photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content, plant growth and development, iron deficiency tolerance, metal homeostasis, cadmium and zinc accumulation, root and leaf development, chloroplast development, and disease resistance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to iron uptake, nickel accumulation, cadmium sensitivity, and plant growth.

Annotations

Chromosome
1
Related genes
IRT1, IDF1, FREE1
GO terms
GO:0005575, homeostasis, Late Endosome Membrane, Copper Ion Transmembrane Transporter Activity, MRNA Binding, plasmalemma, cellular iron ion homeostasis, Nucleus
Publications
35077969, 26165498, 23794026, 29547723, 17404382, 35755678, 31115467, 33831196
Traits
iron uptake, iron acquisition, abscisic acid sensitivity, lipid droplet turnover, lipid droplet degradation, cadmium uptake, metal homeostasis, cadmium tolerance