DEL1 — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PHAVU_009G182500 (DEL1, also known as E2FD, PvDEL3, E2FE, E2FF, PvDEL2, PvE2FE, PvE2FF, E2L1, E2L2, PvE2FD, E2L3) on French bean chromosome 9 encodes a DNA-binding transcription factor with an E2F winged-helix DNA-binding domain. This gene is associated with the downregulation of DNA endoreduplication, upregulation of cell proliferation, DNA re-duplication, secretion, and response to auxin. It has been linked to root growth, pathogen resistance, endoreduplication, cell wall biogenesis, lignification, cell proliferation, cell elongation, plant growth, resistance to root-knot nematode, and the endocycle. The encoded protein localizes to both the cytoplasm and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to cell expansion, cell size, nematode feeding site development, and salicylic acid accumulation.