CYC — Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Summary

DCAR_023181 (CYC) on carrot chromosome 6 encodes a TCP family transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA binding activity and is localised to the nucleus. The gene is associated with sensitization, specification of symmetry, flower formation, determination of dorsoventral asymmetry, response to hormone, regulation of shoot development, regulation of secondary shoot formation, developmental process, carotenoid anabolism, morphogenesis, flower development, and DNA-dependent transcription. It is also associated with root color. Studies of related genes in other species, including the CYC/TB1 family members TB1 and FC1, link this gene family to the regulation of shoot architecture and floral symmetry.