MMP — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoMMP (MMP, BOLND125_C06P040360.1_BOLND125_V1) on cauliflower chromosome 6 encodes a protein with metalloendopeptidase activity, zinc binding, and a peptidase M10A domain. The gene is associated with proteolysis, extracellular matrix organization, collagen breakdown, and localization to the extracellular matrix, apoplast, and plasma membrane. It is linked to developmental vegetative growth, cell growth, negative regulation of leaf senescence, regulation of photoperiodism and flowering, response to jasmonic acid, cadmium and salinity, defence against fungi, nuclear import, homeostasis, and protein phosphorylation. Studies of the Arabidopsis relative 2-MMP connect the family to plant growth, leaf senescence, flowering time, and resistance to both necrotrophic and biotrophic fungal pathogens, including Botrytis cinerea.