HER2 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoHER2 (BOLC102_C03P066910.1) on cabbage chromosome 3 encodes a protein with S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase activity (NAD+, NADP+, and NAD(P)+), aldo-keto reductase activity, and binding sites for cobalt and zinc. It belongs to the ADH-like and GroES-like superfamilies. The gene is associated with methanal catabolism, response to alcohol, digestion, and the metabolism of isoprenoids, lipids, alkaloids, and carbohydrates. Its product localises to plastids, mitochondria, and the cytosol. BoHER2 has been linked to responsiveness to E-2-hexenal, a green-leaf volatile. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to reduced root growth inhibition by E-2-hexenal.