ERF3 — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS7A02G436400, designated TaERF3 on wheat chromosome 7A, encodes a protein with an AP2/ERF DNA-binding domain and is annotated with transcription corepressor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding, and protein kinase activity. The gene is associated with response to flooding, response to freezing, and high temperature stress response, as well as with downregulation of ethylene mediated signaling pathway and downregulation of abscisic acid mediated signaling. TaERF3 is linked to spike exsertion, anther extrusion, grain weight per spike, grain volume, harvest index, days to heading and maturity, stem rust and bacterial blight disease resistance, and carotenoid content. It is also connected to Fusarium head blight resistance, submergence tolerance, heat stress tolerance, and plant immunity. Related genes in other species are associated with GCC box-dependent transcription, transcriptional repression, and abiotic stress response.