BOL — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoBOL (BOLND125_C07P017820.1_BOLND125_V1) on cauliflower chromosome 7 encodes a protein with an AP2/ERF domain, possessing DNA binding, transcription cis-regulatory region binding, protein dimerization, and lipid binding activities. It localizes to the nucleus and cytosol. The gene is associated with meristem initiation, floral meristem determinacy, embryonic pattern specification, adaxial/abaxial axis polarity, and organ morphogenesis. It is linked to responses to cytokinin, ethylene, and stress, as well as shade avoidance upregulation. Associations with yield, anther morphology, floral organ identity, leaf and root morphology, seed maturation, and auxin, brassinosteroid, and jasmonic acid sensitivity have been noted. Related genes in other species are linked to embryo patterning, organ initiation, shoot regeneration, and salt tolerance.