MCM6 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoMCM6, located on cauliflower chromosome 7, encodes a minichromosome maintenance protein 6 (MCM6) that possesses single-stranded 3'-5' DNA helicase activity, ssDNA-dependent ATPase activity, and DNA replication origin binding, placing it in the MCM complex essential for DNA replication initiation and elongation. The gene is associated with cell cycle DNA replication, mitotic DNA replication, double-strand break repair via break-induced replication, and cell division. It localizes to the nucleus, chromatin, and the THO complex. BoMCM6 has been connected to leaf chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, and photosynthetic rate, as well as salt tolerance (SALTTL). Related genes in other species link the MCM6 family to germination rate.