HER2 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoHER2, located on chromosome 3 of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis), encodes a protein with S-(hydroxymethyl)glutathione dehydrogenase activity (NAD+, NADP+, or NAD(P)+) and aldo-keto reductase (NAD) activity, and binds cobalt and zinc ions. It belongs to the ADH-like and GroES-like superfamilies. The gene is associated with response to alcohol, methanal catabolism, isoprenoid anabolism, and alkaloid metabolism, and its product localises to plastids, mitochondria, and the cytosol. BoHER2 has been linked to responsiveness to E-2-hexenal. Related genes in other species are associated with reduced root growth inhibition by E-2-hexenal.