EFS — Sorghum bicolor

Summary

SbEFS (SORBI_3004G176000) on sorghum chromosome 4 encodes a protein with a SET domain and possesses histone H3K4, H3K27, H3K36 and H3K9 methylase activities, and is annotated as a histone reader and transcription regulator. The gene is associated with regulation of short-day photoperiodism and upregulation of long-day photoperiodism in flowering, carotenoid metabolism, regulation of photosynthesis, regulation of root morphogenesis, regulation of lateral root development, secondary shoot formation, cellular response to brassinosteroid stimulus, and response to nitrate starvation. It has been linked to yield, photoperiod-sensitive flowering time, flower and anther morphology, endosperm and starch grain traits, vegetative vigor, whole plant size, and stress responses including spot blotch, temperature, UV-B, copper, nitrogen, and herbicide sensitivity. Related genes in other species are associated with flowering time, disease resistance, drought memory, and male fertility.