EBF1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaEBF1 (T459_24562) on pepper chromosome 9 encodes an F-box/LRR-repeat protein, a component of the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. The product is annotated with auxin receptor activity, auxin binding, and multiple transporter activities including ABC-type indole and cadmium ion transmembrane transport. It is associated with SCF complex assembly, regulation of defense response by callose deposition, downregulation of ethylene-mediated signaling, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and responses to sulfate starvation and oomycetes. The gene is linked to numerous agronomic traits including fruit ripening, fruit weight, seed weight, seed yield, flower development, petal number and size, anther morphology, leaf vein morphology, root hair length, shoot growth angle, and responses to auxin, jasmonic acid, gibberellic acid, aluminum, and sulfur. Related genes in other species connect it to ethylene signaling, flowering time, leaf senescence, and responses to nutrient deficiency, drought, and pathogens.