FZP — Oryza sativa Indica Group

Summary

BGIOSGA027571 (FZP, also known as OiERF#080) on chromosome 8 of Indica rice encodes an AP2/ERF domain-containing protein that localises to the nucleus and binds sequence-specific DNA and transcription cis-regulatory regions. This gene is associated with the regulation of secondary shoot formation, floral meristem determinacy, and cuticle anabolism, as well as the upregulation of wax anabolism and responses to abscisic acid, ethylene-mediated signalling, thirst, osmotic stress, and defence responses. It has also been connected to the regulation of DNA-templated transcription and the ethylene signalling pathway. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to spikelet and meristem identity.