AGL8 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

T459_10343 (AGL8, FUL2) on pepper chromosome 3 encodes a MADS-box transcription factor with RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding and dimerization activities, localizing to the nucleus. In pepper, it is associated with fruit development, dehiscence, floral meristem determinacy, flower development, pigment accumulation, cell differentiation, cell death, defense response, and response to fungi. It is associated with fruit type, ethylene sensitivity, photosynthetic rate, disease tolerance, fruit ripening, flowering time, morphogenesis, and shoot architecture. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to fruit morphology, ripening, color, size, firmness, weight, shape, carotenoid and lycopene content, seed shattering, grain size, seed dormancy, flowering, leaf size, pathogen resistance, and thermotolerance.