TPLATE — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_021762, designated DcTPLATE on carrot chromosome 6, encodes a structural molecule with identical protein and general protein binding activity, belonging to the TPLATE_C and TPLATE_Ig domain families. The gene is associated with clathrin-mediated endocytosis, exocytosis, cytokinesis by cell plate formation, cell division, and protein positioning. It has been linked to regulation of leaf and flower development, pollen development, root development, and response to UV-B, as well as regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, regulation of gene expression, and DNA repair. The product localizes to the plasma membrane, cell plate, plasmodesma, Golgi complex, chloroplast envelope, cytosol, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Associations with agronomic traits include pollen fertility, flowering time, root mass density, phototropism, seedling growth, and plant growth and development. Related genes in other species connect it to cytokinesis.