TPLATE — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_011305, the carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) TPLATE gene on chromosome 3, encodes a structural molecule with TPLATE_C and TPLATE_Ig domains that binds identical proteins and other proteins. This gene is associated with endocytosis, exocytosis, clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME), cytokinesis by cell plate formation, cell division, and protein positioning. It is linked to regulation of leaf and flower development, pollen development, root development, and responses to UV-B, as well as regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, regulation of gene expression, and DNA repair. The encoded product localizes to the cell plate, plasmodesma, plasma membrane, Golgi complex, chloroplast envelope, cytosol, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Associations with traits include phototropism, pollen fertility, flowering time, root mass density, leaf composition, seedling growth, hypocotyl morphology, and plant growth and development. Studies of related genes in other species link the TPLATE family to cytokinesis.