MKS1 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoMKS1 (BOLND125_C02P033650.1) on cauliflower chromosome 2 encodes a VQ-domain-containing protein with ERK1 kinase activity, protein kinase activity, transcription cis-regulatory region binding, and DNA-binding transcription factor activity. It is associated with diverse biological processes including jasmonic acid/ethylene-dependent systemic resistance, salicylic acid-mediated systemic acquired resistance, camalexin anabolism, positive regulation of autophagy, male meiosis cytokinesis, pollen tube guidance, cortical microtubule organization, cellular thermotolerance, hypotonic salinity response, and response to carbon dioxide, UV-B, and fungi. The protein localizes to the cell plate, cytoplasm, and nucleus. BoMKS1 is associated with traits such as submergence tolerance, aluminum response, jasmonic acid sensitivity, shoot axis branching, leaf senescence, flowering time, disease tolerance, salt tolerance, and stomatal closure. Related genes in other species are associated with MAP kinase signaling, pathogen resistance, phytoalexin biosynthesis, and leaf senescence.