CYTC-1 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoCYTC-1 (BOLC102_C07P024510.1) on cabbage chromosome 7 encodes a protein with a Cyt_c-like domain, possessing electron transfer activity, copper and heme binding, and protein binding. The gene is associated with mitochondrial electron transport from ubiquinol to cytochrome c and from cytochrome c to oxygen, as well as with lipid oxidation, gibberellic acid homeostasis, anther development, cell cycle, and angiogenesis. It localizes to mitochondria, the mitochondrial envelope lumen, cytosol, nucleus, and plant-type vacuole. BoCYTC-1 has been connected to cytoplasmic male sterility, heterosis, growth, and anther- and meristem-specific gene expression. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance, stress resistance, delayed growth and flowering, and linolenic acid and amino acid content.