PMIT1 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoPMIT1 (BOLC102_C06P058740.1) on cabbage chromosome 6 encodes a member of the NRAMP family of metal ion transporters. The gene product possesses metal ion transmembrane transporter activity, including iron, manganese, cadmium, and aluminium ion transporter activities. BoPMIT1 is associated with the transport and homeostasis of multiple metals, including iron, manganese, cadmium, lead, and aluminium, and with responses to aluminium stress. It has been linked to manganese and iron uptake, translocation, and tolerance, as well as to seed iron accumulation and loading, root growth, and chlorophyll content. The protein localises to the plasma membrane. Related genes in other species are linked to iron transport, iron toxicity resistance, and plant growth.