PAP2 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoPAP2, encoded by the gene BOLND125_C06P030140.1_BOLND125_V1 on chromosome 6 of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis), belongs to the peptidase S33 family and contains an alpha/beta hydrolase fold. The gene is associated with pigmentation, anthocyanin metabolism and anabolism, and proteolysis, and its product localises to the vacuole and cytosol. BoPAP2 has been linked to leaf senescence and anthocyanin accumulation. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to anthocyanin biosynthesis, flower and petal colour, anthocyanin content, leaf senescence, and photochemical quenching.