PIP2 — Brassica oleracea

Summary

BoPIP2 (BOLC102_C07P067520.1) on cabbage chromosome 7 encodes a member of the PIP2/PIPL1 protein family. The gene is associated with water transport, glucosinolate transport and breakdown, secondary metabolism, and homeostasis. It has been connected to regulation of root development, response to auxin, innate immunity, and memory. The product localises to the apoplast and mitochondria. BoPIP2 is linked to stomatal resistance and root hydraulic conductivity. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to drought tolerance and recovery, leaf water potential, turgor pressure, transpiration rate, and root length and morphology.