CAF — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoCAF (BOLC102_C05P000970.1_BOLC102_V1) on cabbage chromosome 5 encodes a protein with RNase III, helicase, PAZ, and dsRNA-binding domains, and is annotated with ribonuclease III, helicase, RNA methyltransferase, and miRNA-binding activities. The gene is associated with head development, carotene and sucrose anabolism, seed maturation, embryonic pattern specification, shoot morphogenesis, and leaf and floral pattern formation. It is linked to numerous traits including adult leaf, floral organ, and inflorescence morphology, vegetative vigor, viral disease response, osmotic sensitivity, root development, and low-temperature stress response. Phenotypic associations include stunted growth, abnormal leaves and flowers, reduced fertility, and plant immunity. Related genes in other species, such as Arabidopsis, connect the family to miRNA production, small RNA biogenesis, flower and embryo development, and resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.