ALP — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoALP, also known as BoSAG2, encodes a papain-like cysteine peptidase belonging to the peptidase C1A family, with cysteine-type peptidase activity and additional annotated molecular functions including calcium ion binding and vacuolar sorting signal receptor activity. In cauliflower, this gene is associated with proteolysis, vacuolar transport, Golgi-to-vacuole transport, response to ethylene, immune response, and phenylpropanoid and ferulate metabolism. It has been linked to photosynthetic rate, leaf morphology, stomatal closure, root thickness, and plant growth and development. Phenotypic associations include leaf senescence, stomatal closure, vacuolar protein sorting, osmotic stress tolerance, seed storage protein sorting, root growth, and abscisic acid biosynthesis. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to leaf senescence, vacuolar protein sorting, and osmotic stress tolerance.