APK1 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoAPK1 (BOLC102_C05P005690.1_BOLC102_V1) on cabbage chromosome 5 encodes a protein serine/threonine kinase with protein kinase activity, ATP binding, and protein homodimerization activity, belonging to the plant Ser/Thr protein kinase family. This gene is associated with tropism, regeneration, flower morphogenesis, plant organ development, and sepal giant cell differentiation. It has been linked to glucosinolate and glutathione anabolism, regulation of asymmetric cell division, and upregulation of reactive oxygen species anabolism. BoAPK1 is associated with innate immune response-activating signaling, detection of and response to molecules of fungal origin, response to other organisms, hypersensitive response-programmed cell death, and programmed cell death. It is also associated with root branching. The encoded protein localizes to the plasma membrane, membrane, mitochondria, and MVB membrane. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to root morphology traits and photochemical quenching.