WOX2 — Lactuca sativa
Summary
LsWOX2, encoded by the gene LSAT_V11C500290290 on chromosome 5 of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa), is a WUSCHEL-like homeobox transcription factor with DNA binding and protein homodimerization activity. It is associated with embryonic pattern specification, apical cell fate commitment, cotyledon boundary formation, and procambium histogenesis. The gene has been connected to shoot apical meristem development, plant embryo development, and jasmonic acid content, as well as traits such as brassinosteroid sensitivity and plant regeneration. Related genes in other species link the family to embryonic apical cell fate and pattern formation. LsWOX2 is also associated with seed, leaf, and flower development, and its product localizes to both the nucleus and cytoplasm.
Annotations
- Chromosome
- 5
- Related genes
- WOX2, TPL
- GO terms
- Cotyledon Development, downregulation of transcription, DNA-dependent, Embryonic Pattern Specification, histogenesis, Flower Development, Plant Organ Formation, Longitudinal Axis Specification, JA signaling
- Publications
- 21963667, 22476455, 29619039, 30225301, 32785253, 33247447, 35529945, 35360299
- Traits
- jasmonate signaling, Fusarium wilt resistance, embryo patterning, herbivore defense response, protoderm specification, other miscellaneous trait, No Phenotype at Restrictive Temperature, Compromised Pathogen Resistance