ERF1 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsERF1, encoded by the gene LSAT_V11C900493010 on lettuce chromosome 9, is a DNA-binding transcription factor containing an AP2/ERF domain. It is associated with diverse biological processes including response to flooding, cuticle anabolism, upregulation of wax anabolism, detection of peptidoglycan, cellular response to chitin, translation elongation, downregulation of ethylene mediated signaling pathway, cellular response to molecule of bacterial origin, cell surface PRR signaling pathway, regulation of secondary shoot formation, gibberellin biosynthesis, floral meristem determinacy, positive regulation of HR, embryo shoot apical meristem specification, ethylene anabolism, detection of molecule of fungal origin, downregulation of abscisic acid mediated signaling, and intracellular signal transduction. The gene is linked to traits such as bacterial blight disease resistance, submergence tolerance, shoot apical meristem development, brassinosteroid sensitivity, ethylene sensitivity, jasmonic acid content, high temperature stress response, photosynthetic rate, plant embryo development trait, stomatal complex closure time, leaf composition trait, abscisic acid sensitivity, flowering time trait, disease tolerance, plant growth and development trait, and salt tolerance. It localizes to the nucleus, cytoplasm, plasma membrane, and other compartments, and is associated with stress responses including heat stress tolerance, salinity tolerance, and heavy-metal stress tolerance, as well as immune signaling and stomatal closure. Related genes in other species have been linked to