BOL — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoBOL (BOLC102_C03P079230.1) on cabbage chromosome 3 encodes a DNA-binding transcription factor with an AP2/ERF domain, also possessing lipid-binding, protein-dimerization and transcription-regulatory activities. It localises to the nucleus and cytosol. The gene is associated with numerous developmental processes including embryonic pattern specification, meristem initiation, adaxial/abaxial axis polarity, organ morphogenesis, integument development, and regulation of secondary shoot formation. It is also linked to chlorophyll breakdown, shade avoidance, wound healing, sulfate homeostasis, and cell cycle modulation. Agronomically, BoBOL has been connected to yield, leaf and root morphology, anther and floral organ identity, cotyledon traits, shoot and root meristem development, seed maturation, chlorophyll content, and sensitivity to auxin, brassinosteroids and jasmonic acid. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to embryo patterning, organ initiation, shoot regeneration, and salt tolerance.