MMP — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoMMP (BOLC102_C06P040160.1) on cabbage chromosome 6 encodes a protein with metalloendopeptidase activity, zinc binding, and a peptidase M10A domain. The gene is associated with proteolysis, extracellular matrix organization, cell migration, collagen breakdown, and developmental vegetative growth. It is linked to negative regulation of leaf senescence, regulation of photoperiodism and flowering, cell growth, and responses to jasmonic acid, cadmium, salinity, and fungal defence. The product localizes to the extracellular matrix, apoplast, membrane, and plasmalemma. Studies of the Arabidopsis relative 2-MMP connect the family to leaf senescence, flowering time, plant growth, and resistance to both necrotrophic and biotrophic fungal pathogens, including Botrytis cinerea.