ERN1 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_7G011630 (ERN1) in barrel medic (Medicago truncatula) on chromosome 7 encodes a protein of the AP2/ERF family, possessing sequence-specific DNA binding, transcription cis-regulatory region binding, DNA binding, and DNA binding transcription factor activity. The gene is associated with ethene metabolism, ethene mediated signalling pathway, nitrogen fixation, nodulation, cytokinin signaling, ABA signaling, osmotic response, innate immunity, cuticle anabolism, upregulation of wax anabolism, organogenesis, floral meristem determinacy, regulation of secondary shoot formation, post-embryonic root development, and both up- and down-regulation of transcription. The encoded protein localises to the nucleus and is associated with ethylene sensitivity. Studies of related genes in other species, including ERN2, ERN3, FZP, PTI6, and EREBP1, connect the family to similar developmental and stress-responsive processes.