ERF1 — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_004053 (DcERF1) on carrot chromosome 1 encodes a protein with an AP2/ERF domain, a DNA-binding domain, and transcription coactivator, corepressor, and DNA-binding transcription factor activities, as well as protein homodimerization and identical protein binding. It is associated with regulation of secondary metabolism, cellular response to drought, cellular salinity response, downregulation of ethylene-mediated signaling, and induced systemic resistance via jasmonic acid. The gene is linked to root fresh weight, submergence tolerance, drought tolerance, photosynthetic rate, flowering time, disease tolerance, and auxin sensitivity. It localizes to the nucleus, cytosol, and mediator complex. Related genes in other species are associated with cold and salt tolerance, pathogen resistance, anthocyanin production, leaf senescence, and transcriptional repression of GCC box-dependent genes.