Detailed gene information

Genes [306]




PIF4
PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 4
TAIR: AT2G43010
UNIPROT: Q8W2F3
NOWOMICS: View List

Publications

Huq E et al., 2002, EMBO J.
Koini M A et al., 2009, Curr. Biol.
Franklin K A et al., 2011, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
Kumar S V et al., 2012, Nature
Oh E et al., 2012, Nat. Cell Biol.
Nomoto Y et al., 2012, Plant Cell Physiol.
Thines B C et al., 2014, J. Exp. Bot.

Appears in the following schemes

Overview
Temperature pathway
Hormone pathway
Gibberellin metabolism
Circadian clock overview
Photoperiod pathway

Protein function

Encodes a bHLH transcription factor.

Phenotype

Overexpressor:
PIF4 overexpressor is early flowering under both SD and LD conditions. [Kumar et al., 2012]

Single mutant:
pif4 single mutant is not or only slightly late flowering under SD conditions at 22C but very late flowering at 27C. pif4 single mutant does not show any flowering-time phenotype under LD conditions at 22C, but no data available at 27C. [Koini et al., 2009][Kumar et al., 2012][Thines et al., 2014]

Multiple mutant:
pif4;pif5 multiple mutant is late flowering under 12h-light-12h-dark photoperiod at any temperature, even though the phenotype is enhanced at high temperatures. (No data under SD or LD conditions.) [Thines et al., 2014]

Remarks:
PIF4 is involved in temperature-dependent flowering induction through its binding to the FT promoter at high temperatures. [Kumar et al., 2012][Thines et al., 2014]

Function:
Transcription factor acting negatively in the phytochrome B signaling pathway. May regulate the expression of a subset of genes involved in cell expansion by binding to the G-box motif. [Data from UniProt]

Regulators, targets and interactors

Downstream actors

causality
FT -- [Kumar et al., 2012][Seaton et al., 2015] -- [View TAIR record]



Upstream actors

causality
GAI, RGA2 -- [de Lucas et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

RGL2 -- [de Lucas et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

ELF4 -- [Dixon et al., 2011][Nozue et al., 2007][Nusinow et al., 2011][Thines et al., 2010][Thines et al., 2014][Mizuno et al., 2014][Yamashino et al., 2003] -- [View TAIR record]

RGL1 -- [de Lucas et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

PHYB -- [Sakuraba et al., 2014][Huq et al., 2002][Khanna et al., 2004][Lorrain et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

LUX, PCL1 -- [Dixon et al., 2011][Nozue et al., 2007][Nusinow et al., 2011][Thines et al., 2010][Thines et al., 2014][Mizuno et al., 2014][Yamashino et al., 2003] -- [View TAIR record]

RGA1 -- [de Lucas et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

RGL3 -- [de Lucas et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

ELF3 -- [Dixon et al., 2011][Nozue et al., 2007][Nusinow et al., 2011][Thines et al., 2010][Thines et al., 2014][Mizuno et al., 2014][Raschke et al., 2015][Yamashino et al., 2003] -- [View TAIR record]



Protein-protein interactions

GAI, RGA2 -- [de Lucas et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

RGL1 -- [de Lucas et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

RGA1 -- [de Lucas et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

PHYB -- [Sakuraba et al., 2014][Huq et al., 2002][Khanna et al., 2004][Lorrain et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

RGL2 -- [de Lucas et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]

FCA -- [Lee et al., 2014] -- [View TAIR record]

RGL3 -- [de Lucas et al., 2008] -- [View TAIR record]



PIF4 interaction network

Downstream and upstream flowering-related genes

Physical interactions with other flowering-related proteins