CTR1 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoCTR1 (BOLC102_C03P002290.1) on cabbage chromosome 3 encodes a protein with serine/threonine kinase and kinase-like domains and is annotated with dual-specificity protein kinase, MEKK, and histidine kinase activities, as well as ethylene receptor activity and ethene binding. It is associated with detection of ethylene stimulus, the jasmonic acid/ethylene-dependent systemic resistance pathway, regulation of photosynthesis, root hair cell differentiation, and cell dedifferentiation. The gene is linked to traits including seed yield, germination rate, photosynthetic rate, stomatal resistance, lateral root length, anther morphology, self-incompatibility, and responses to temperature stress, aphids, aluminum, and herbicides. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to ethylene signal transduction, fruit ripening, salinity tolerance, and disease resistance to necrotrophic pathogens.