BOLC102_C06P055060.1_BOLC102_V1 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BOLC102_C06P055060.1 on cabbage chromosome 6 encodes a plant defensin, a small cysteine-rich protein belonging to the knottin and scorpion-toxin-like superfamily. This gene is associated with defence responses against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi, as well as with the killing of cells of other organisms. It is also linked to the downregulation of photosynthesis and to processes annotated as GO:0009856 and GO:0015979. The encoded protein is localised extracellularly. Associations with traits include quantum yield, self-incompatibility, carotenoid content, and photochemical quenching. Related genes in other species link the family to antimicrobial activity.