MYB122 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoMYB122 (BOLC102_C06P053330.1) on cabbage chromosome 6 encodes a Myb-domain transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA binding, chromatin binding, and transcription factor activity. It is associated with the regulation of defense response to insect, glucosinolate and indole glucosinolate anabolism, anthocyanin and flavonoid anabolism, regulation of lignin anabolism, and regulation of secondary cell wall biogenesis. The gene has been linked to traits including aphid response trait, insect damage response trait, drought tolerance, disease tolerance, phosphorus response, seed protein content, shoot elongation under submergence, flowering time trait, leaf growth and development trait, root mass density, lateral root length, stomatal opening, and abscisic acid sensitivity. It localizes to the nucleus and plasmodesmata. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to resistance to bacterial and fungal pathogens, insect herbivory resistance, callose deposition, and phosphate deficiency response.