BIP — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC07G042260.4, also known as BIP, ARF16, or SlARF7, encodes a transcription factor with DNA-binding and protein kinase activity, containing ARF, AUX/IAA, PB1, and B3 DNA-binding domains. In tomato, this gene is associated with fruit initiation, fruit set, and parthenocarpic fruit growth, as well as arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. It is linked to numerous traits including fruit growth and development, carpel number, adventitious root number, leaf angle, phototropism response, phosphorus uptake, plant male sterility, and gibberellin biosynthesis. The gene product localizes to the nucleus, cytoplasm, plasmalemma, and vesicles. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to lateral root development, vascular tissue specification, stress response, and flowering time.