ESP — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoESP (BOLND125_C02P056500.1_BOLND125_V1) on cauliflower chromosome 2 encodes a protein with Kelch-type beta-propeller domains and exhibits DNA-binding transcription factor activity, lyase activity, and fatty-acyl-CoA binding. This gene is associated with glucosinolate metabolism and breakdown, nitrile biosynthetic process, and thiocyanate metabolism, as well as regulation of defense response, jasmonic acid-mediated signaling, and responses to ozone, hydrogen peroxide, salicylate, and bacteria. BoESP is linked to traits including leaf and stem senescence, chlorophyll content, flowering time, drought tolerance, disease tolerance, stomatal resistance, and jasmonic acid content. Related genes in other species are linked to glucosinolate hydrolysis to nitriles, altered glucosinolate composition, and herbivory resistance.