EFS — Brassica napus

Summary

BnEFS (EFS, SDG8) on chromosome C06 of oilseed rape encodes a protein with SET, AWS, post-SET and Znf_CW domains, annotated with histone H3K4, H3K27 and H3K36 methylase activities, and also as a histone reader and transcription regulator. It is associated with regulation of short-day photoperiodism, flowering, carotenoid metabolism, brassinosteroid response, root morphogenesis, lateral root development, and regulation of HR. The gene is linked to yield, silique morphology, anther and flower morphology, photoperiod-sensitive flowering time, seed dormancy, germination rate, shoot branching, lignin content, and responses to temperature stress, UV-B light, copper, nitrogen, and herbicides. It localises to chromatin, the Paf1 complex, and Polycomb repressive complexes.