BOL — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoBOL (BOLC102_C07P021150.1) on cabbage chromosome 7 encodes a DNA-binding transcription factor with an AP2/ERF domain, also possessing lipid-binding, protein-dimerization and transcription-regulatory activities. It localises to the nucleus and cytosol. The gene is associated with embryonic pattern specification, meristem initiation, adaxial/abaxial axis polarity, organ morphogenesis, and regulation of secondary shoot formation. It is linked to chlorophyll breakdown and its upregulation, shade avoidance, sulfate homeostasis, wound healing, and cell cycle modulation. Associations include yield, anther and cotyledon morphology, leaf morphology, root and shoot meristem development, floral organ identity, seed maturation, chlorophyll content, and sensitivities to auxin, jasmonic acid and brassinosteroids. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to embryo patterning, organ initiation, floral development, shoot regeneration, auxin transport, salt tolerance and resistance to Fusarium oxysporum.