C4H — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoC4H (BOLND125_C04P021500.1) on cauliflower chromosome 4 encodes a cytochrome P450 enzyme with trans-cinnamate 4-monooxygenase activity and binds iron and heme. The gene is associated with phenylpropanoid and lignin metabolism, secondary growth, ubiquinone anabolism, macroautophagy, programmed cell death, wound response, innate immunity, pollen development, and response to light stimulus. It is linked to lignin deposition and content, Casparian strip formation, male fertility, plant growth, lateral and adventitious root development, auxin transport, UV-B protection, and hyperhydricity. The encoded protein localises to the endoplasmic reticulum, plasmalemma, nucleus, Golgi, plant-type vacuole, cell wall, and plasmodesmata. Related genes in other species are associated with lignification, dwarfism, male sterility, altered phenylpropanoid metabolism, and abiotic stress adaptation.