AGC2 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoAGC2 (AGC2, OXI1) on cauliflower chromosome 5 encodes a protein kinase with AGC-kinase and serine/threonine kinase domains, annotated with 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase, protein tyrosine kinase, and protein kinase activator activities, as well as phosphatidate and phosphoinositide binding. The gene is associated with diverse biological processes including stomatal complex patterning, pollen-pistil interaction, induced systemic resistance via jasmonic acid signaling, camalexin anabolism, regulation of auxin polar transport, and responses to hydrogen peroxide, freezing, and blue light. It localizes to the plasmalemma, cytosol, plasmodesma, and stress granules. Trait associations include sepal and seed coat morphology, adventitious root number, anther morphology, stamen length, root hair length, anthocyanin content, and responses to UV-B, osmotic stress, ethylene, and low temperature. Related genes in other species are linked to oxidative burst, pathogen resistance, root hair growth, and stress priming.