PCP — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoPCP, encoded by gene BOLC102_C03P062340.1 on cabbage chromosome 3, belongs to the Sm protein family. The gene is associated with regulation of RNA splicing, sexual reproduction, anther and pollen development, and meristem regulation. It localises to both cytoplasm and nucleus. BoPCP is associated with self-incompatibility, pollen fertility, and freezing, chilling and oxidative stress tolerance, as well as seed germination, silique development and meristem development. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to cold stress response, ABA sensitivity, salt tolerance, temperature-sensitive developmental defects, and reduced growth and chlorophyll under chilling stress.