EFE — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoEFE (EFE, EAT1, ACO4) on cauliflower chromosome 5 encodes a protein with ACC oxidase activity, 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase activity, vitamin C binding, and metal binding, and belongs to the DIOX_N and IPNS-like Fe2OG oxygenase domain families. The gene is associated with ethylene biosynthesis and sensitivity, fruit ripening, coumarin and ethylene anabolism, miRNA processing, cellular response to fatty acid, defense response, response to fungi and fungal molecules, and RNA metabolism. It is linked to disease resistance and nitrogen deficiency response, and localises to the cytosol, cytoplasm, extracellular region, and stress granules. Related genes in other species are linked to seedling growth and traits including leaf necrosis, nitrogen sensitivity, anthocyanin content, and disease tolerance.