DICH — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC02G089830.2, designated DICH and also known as SlTCP1 or CYC-B, encodes a TCP transcription factor containing a CYC/TB1_R domain and is localised to the nucleus. It is associated with sequence-specific DNA binding and transcription factor activity. In tomato, this gene is linked to the specification of floral symmetry, determination of dorsoventral asymmetry, petal and inflorescence development, fruit development and ripening, leaf morphogenesis and senescence, and the regulation of shoot development and secondary shoot formation. It has also been connected to carotene and carotenoid anabolism, chlorophyll breakdown, and membrane transport. Associations with agronomic traits include beta-carotene, lycopene, and carotenoid content, fruit color, chlorophyll content, petal size, leaf composition, bud dormancy, and apical dominance. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to axillary bud size regulation.