ESP — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoESP (BOLND125_C06P010530.1) on cauliflower chromosome 6 encodes a Kelch-type β-propeller domain protein with tRNA methyltransferase, lyase, and DNA-binding transcription factor activities. It is associated with glucosinolate metabolism and breakdown, nitrile biosynthetic processes, thiocyanate metabolism, and responses to jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, ozone, hydrogen peroxide, and bacterial defence. The gene is linked to leaf and stem senescence, chlorophyll content, flowering time, stomatal resistance, drought tolerance, disease tolerance, jasmonic acid content, and insect defence. It localises to the nucleus, cytosol, cytoplasm, plant-type vacuole, and TGN. Related genes in other species are linked to glucosinolate hydrolysis to nitriles, altered glucosinolate composition, and herbivory resistance.