PAP2 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoPAP2 (BOLC102_C06P031370.1) on cabbage chromosome 6 encodes a protein belonging to the peptidase S33 family with an alpha/beta hydrolase fold. The gene is associated with pigmentation, regulation of anthocyanin anabolism, anthocyanin metabolism and anabolism, ethylene anabolism, and proteolysis. It has been linked to anthocyanin content, anthocyanin accumulation, and leaf senescence. The encoded protein localises to the vacuole and cytosol. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to anthocyanin biosynthesis, and sequence similarity connections extend to flower color, petal color, leaf senescence trait, and photochemical quenching.