EBP — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoEBP (BOLC102_C01P052770.1) on cabbage chromosome 1 encodes a DNA-binding transcription factor with an AP2/ERF domain, classified in the ERF_plant family. It exhibits transcription coactivator activity, binds fatty-acyl-CoA, lead ions, microtubules, and promoter regions, and localises to the nucleus, cytosol, endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane. The gene is associated with responses to lead, ozone, nitrate starvation, superoxide, and salicylic acid signalling, as well as gibberellic acid homeostasis, seed dormancy regulation, lateral root morphogenesis, and lipid transport and metabolism. Traits linked to BoEBP include yield, seed set, pollen fertility, anther and stamen morphology, shoot elongation, whole plant size, root hair length, stomatal resistance, and sensitivities to gibberellin, jasmonic acid, cytokinin, brassinosteroids, and UV-B light. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to drought tolerance, cadmium stress, pathogen defence, and chlorophyll degradation.