ERF1 — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_021135 (DcERF1) on carrot chromosome 6 encodes a protein with an AP2/ERF DNA-binding domain and is annotated with sequence-specific DNA binding, transcription corepressor activity, and protein kinase activity. The gene is associated with regulation of secondary metabolism, ethylene and jasmonic acid signaling, response to flooding, chitin, and bacterial and fungal molecules, as well as positive regulation of the hypersensitive response. It has been linked to root fresh weight, bacterial blight disease resistance, submergence tolerance, ethylene and abscisic acid sensitivity, photosynthetic rate, flowering time, and salinity tolerance. Related genes in other species are associated with drought stress response, abscisic acid sensitivity, transcriptional repression, and phenolic compound biosynthesis.