AL3 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoAL3 on cauliflower chromosome 3 encodes a PHD-finger protein of the Alfin family, with histone-binding, DNA-binding and transcription-corepressor activities, and is localised to the nucleus. The gene is associated with DNA replication, chromatin organisation, DNA-dependent transcription and its regulation, as well as responses to salinity and thirst. It has been connected to low-temperature stress response, salt tolerance, freezing tolerance, drought tolerance, bacterial resistance, and both epigenetic and general gene silencing. Related genes in other species are linked to resistance to bacterial pathogens.