CBF3 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BRADI_3G57360V3, also known as BdCBF3, encodes a DNA-binding transcription factor belonging to the AP2/ERF domain superfamily, specifically the DRE1A-I subfamily. In Brachypodium distachyon, this gene is associated with cold acclimation and the response to cold, and its product localises to the nucleus and is associated with DNA-dependent transcription. Studies of related genes in other species link the CBF/DREB1 family to cold tolerance, winter survival, salinity tolerance, drought tolerance, and agronomic traits including grain yield, relative yield, spikelet fertility, root dry weight, root length, chlorophyll content, quantum yield, and germination rate. The family has also been connected to seasonality.