FTSZ1 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoFTSZ1, on cauliflower chromosome 2, encodes a tubulin/FtsZ GTPase domain protein, a member of the FtsZ family. The gene is associated with plastid and chloroplast fission, chloroplast organization, and chloroplast movement, as well as responses to blue light, mechanical stimulus, and gibberellin. It is linked to chlorophyll fluorescence and chlorophyll content, and to traits including plastid and chloroplast development. Localization evidence connects the product to the contractile ring, chloroplast thylakoid, thylakoid membrane, stroma, plastid, ER, and cytoplasm. Phenotypic associations include giant or enlarged chloroplasts, heterogeneous chloroplast size, and altered thylakoid membrane organization. Related genes in other species link the family to chloroplast morphology.