EMF2B — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCSU02G194400 (symbol EMF2B, also known as TaVRN2) in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) encodes a Polycomb protein containing a VEFS-Box domain. The product is associated with chromatin DNA binding and zinc binding, and localises to the nucleus as part of PcG and chromatin silencing complexes. This gene is linked to the regulation of long-day photoperiodism, flowering, flower development, chromatin organisation, chromatin silencing, DNA-dependent transcription, and cell differentiation. It has been connected to flowering time traits, anthesis time, cold tolerance, and low temperature stress response. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to flowering time and freezing tolerance.