WSCP — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoWSCP, encoded by gene BOLND125_C02P039350.1_BOLND125_V1 on cauliflower chromosome 2, is a Kunitz-type protease inhibitor with peptidase inhibitor activity, including cysteine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity, and also possesses protein binding and cysteine-type peptidase activity. This gene is associated with chlorophyll breakdown, photoprotection, programmed cell death involved in cell development, and electron transfer. It is linked to responses to herbivores, insects, wounding, and fungi, as well as regulation of pollen tube growth and stomatal closure. BoWSCP is associated with drought tolerance, leaf senescence, salt tolerance, and root morphology traits. The protein localises to the apoplast, plant-type cell wall, vacuole, plasmodesma, secretory vesicles, and stress granules. Related genes in other species link the family to herbivore defense and cell wall composition.