PPT — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoPPT, encoded by the gene BOLND125_C08P013980.1_BOLND125_V1 on chromosome 8 of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis), is a triose-phosphate/phosphate translocator (TPT) family protein with phosphoenolpyruvate/phosphate translocator activity. It is associated with light absorption, pyruvate metabolism, cytokinin breakdown, the shikimate pathway, and secondary metabolism, and localises to the plastid inner membrane, chloroplast envelope, and other cellular compartments. The gene has been connected to numerous agronomic traits including inflorescence size, floral organ size, leaf area, biomass yield, seed yield, drought tolerance, root morphology, and leaf senescence. It is also linked to cell proliferation, shoot meristem activity, chloroplast development, nitric oxide homeostasis, pathogen resistance, and flowering time. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to reticulate leaf development and photoautotrophic growth.