CUC2 — Arabidopsis thaliana

Summary

AT5G53950, also known as CUC2 or ANAC098, encodes a NAC domain-containing protein that localises to the nucleus and exhibits DNA binding transcription factor activity, transcription cis-regulatory region binding, and protein binding. In Arabidopsis thaliana, CUC2 is associated with embryonic shoot meristem formation, cotyledon boundary specification, leaf margin dissection, and leaf shaping. The gene has been connected to numerous traits including leaflet morphology, leaf margin serration, petal and stamen number, seed set percent, plant male sterility, shoot axis branching, and seed yield. It is also linked to hormone transport, meristem initiation, organ boundary formation, and secondary growth. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to fruit shape, trichome development, and nitrogen metabolism.