PAP2 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoPAP2, encoded by gene BOLND125_C03P040990.1_BOLND125_V1 on cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) chromosome 3, is a member of the peptidase S33 family with an alpha/beta hydrolase fold. The gene is associated with pigmentation, anthocyanin metabolism and anabolism, and proteolysis, and its product localises to the vacuole and cytosol. BoPAP2 has been connected to leaf senescence and anthocyanin accumulation. Studies of related genes in other species link the PAP2 family to anthocyanin biosynthesis, and sequence similarity connections extend to traits including flower and petal color, anthocyanin content, leaf senescence, and photochemical quenching.