CCT — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoCCT (CCT, MED12, CRP) on cauliflower chromosome 9 encodes a transcriptional co-regulator and a member of the Mediator complex subunit Med12 family. The gene is associated with the Mediator complex and localises to the nucleus. It is associated with regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, photoperiodism and flowering, temporal regulation of development, regulation of radial pattern formation, and memory. Associations with traits include leaf shape, and with phenotypes such as systemic acquired resistance, juvenile-to-adult vegetative phase transition, leaf morphology, root hair development, light-induced gene expression, and salicylic acid accumulation. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to flowering time and root architecture.