ERF1 — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_016651 (DcERF1) on carrot chromosome 5 encodes a protein with an AP2/ERF domain, a DNA-binding domain characteristic of transcription factors, and is annotated with DNA binding and transcription corepressor activities. The gene is associated with responses to flooding, chitin, and molecules of bacterial and fungal origin, as well as regulation of secondary metabolism, ethylene and abscisic acid signaling, and floral meristem determinacy. Associations include root fresh weight, submergence tolerance, bacterial blight disease resistance, photosynthetic rate, ethylene and abscisic acid sensitivity, high temperature stress response, and flowering time. The protein localizes to the nucleus, cytoplasm, and plasma membrane. Related genes in other species link the family to abscisic acid response, drought stress, and transcriptional repression.