MAP65-1 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoMAP65-1 (BOLND125_C02P020610.1_BOLND125_V1) on cauliflower chromosome 2 encodes a protein of the MAP65/Ase1/PRC1 family, possessing microtubule-binding, protein-dimerization and protein-binding activities. The gene is associated with microtubule assembly, bundling, nucleation and upregulation of microtubule polymerization, as well as cytokinesis by cell plate formation, cortical microtubule organization, cell growth, and post-embryonic root development. Its product localizes to the mitotic spindle, preprophase band, cortical microtubules, plastid, cytoplasm and nucleus. Phenotypic associations include root elongation, salt tolerance, axial cell growth and hypocotyl growth anisotropy. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to microtubule polymerization, organization, stabilization, cytokinesis, mitotic progression, cell division and disease resistance.