ACT — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoACT (BOLC102_C01P050220.1_BOLC102_V1) on cabbage chromosome 1 encodes an actin family protein with a structural constituent of the cytoskeleton role, ATP binding and hydrolase activity. It localises to the actin cytoskeleton, cytosol, nucleus and the Cul4-RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. The gene is associated with numerous processes including chlorophyll and carotenoid metabolism, pigment accumulation, leaf and organ formation, abscission, sporulation, oxidative phosphorylation, and responses to UV-A and stimulus. It has been linked to agronomically important traits such as stem strength, net photosynthetic rate, quantum yield, stomatal resistance, leaf colour and shape, petal colour, chlorophyll, anthocyanin and carotenoid content, seed dormancy, self-incompatibility, cytoplasmic male sterility, heterosis, root morphology, and amino acid content. Related genes in other species connect the family to root hair development, cell elongation, actin filament organisation, and vegetative growth.