ASE2 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoASE2, encoded by the gene BOLND125_C01P004330.1_BOLND125_V1 on cauliflower chromosome 1, produces a protein with amidophosphoribosyltransferase and proton-transporting ATPase activities, and contains domains including PurF, RbfA, and GATase_2. In cauliflower, BoASE2 is associated with purine and ergosterol biosynthesis, glucosinolate breakdown, detoxification, chloroplast organization, and leaf morphogenesis. It localizes to the plastid stroma, vacuolar membrane, and cytoplasm. The gene is linked to flowering time, leaf morphology, chloroplast biogenesis and development, leaf chlorosis and variegation, high light stress response, DNA methylation patterns, DNA repair, and transcriptional gene silencing. Related genes in other species are linked to chloroplast development, leaf morphology, variegated leaf, and plant growth.