WOX2 — Pisum sativum

Summary

PsWOX2 (PSAT7G217320) encodes a homeobox domain-containing protein belonging to the WUSCHEL-like family, with DNA-binding transcription factor activity and protein homodimerization activity. In garden pea, this gene is associated with embryonic pattern specification, apical cell fate commitment, cotyledon boundary formation, meristem maintenance, and vascular tissue pattern formation. It has been linked to shoot apical meristem development, plant embryo development, jasmonic acid content, brassinosteroid sensitivity, and nodulation. Localized to both the nucleus and cytoplasm, PsWOX2 is associated with protoderm specification, apical-basal axis formation, stem cell initiation, plant regeneration, and organ separation. Related genes in other species are linked to embryonic apical cell fate and embryonic pattern formation.