AP2 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

T459_04590 (AP2) in pepper (Capsicum annuum) on chromosome 2 encodes a transcription corepressor with DNA-binding, protein homodimerization, identical protein binding, DNA binding transcription factor activity, and protein binding activity, belonging to the AP2/ERF domain superfamily. It is associated with the regulation of floral organ abscission, seed abscission, flower formation, seed development, starch biosynthesis, endosperm development, and gibberellic acid homeostasis. The gene is linked to sexual reproduction, meristem maintenance, and embryo shoot apical meristem specification. It localizes to the nucleus, cytoplasm, and transcription regulator complex. AP2 is associated with traits including flowering time, photosynthetic rate, salt response, jasmonic acid content, root morphology, and plant growth and development. Related genes in other species link the family to floral organ identity, floral meristem determinacy, seed mass, and seed coat mucilage production.