Protein function
Encodes a transcription factor that positively regulates the expression of
FLC and is a major determinant regulating natural variation of Arabidopsis flowering time.
Phenotype
Overexpressor: Expression of a functional
FRI allele in
fri mutants leads to late flowering under both SD and LD conditions.
[Michaels et al., 2004][Lee et al., 1995][Lee et al., 1995][Schmitz et al., 2005] Remarks: FRIGIDA is required for
FLC expression in winter annual accessions. Many loss-of-function alleles have been described in early flowering summer annuals.
[Clarke et al., 1994] Remarks: Introgression of a
FRI allele from winter accessions into Col or Ler background leads to a very late flowering-time and increased vernalization-responsiveness.
[Michaels et al., 2004][Lee et al., 1995] Overexpressor: The overexpression of
FRI in a FRI-containing background does not further increase the late flowering-time phenotype.
[Michaels et al., 2004][Lee et al., 1995][Lee et al., 1995][Schmitz et al., 2005] Function:Required for the regulation of flowering time in the late-flowering phenotype. Involved in the enrichment of a WDR5A-containing COMPASS-like complex at the FLOWERING LOCUS C that trimethylates histone H3 Lys-4 , leading to FLC up-regulation and RNA levels increase (PubMed:19567704). Variants with an early-flowering phenotype (Including cv. Columbia, cv. Landsberg Erecta and cv. Wassilewskija) show loss-of-function mutations of FRI. Able to delay flowering independently of FRL1 activity. Dispensable for the reactivation of FLC in early embryogenesis, but required to maintain high levels of FLC expression in later embryonic and vegetative development. Suppresses the repression of FLC by the autonomous pathway, but has no effect on the expression of the genes involved in this pathway.
[Data from UniProt]
Regulators, targets and interactors
Downstream actors
causality FLC, AGL25, FLF --
[Johanson et al., 2000] --
[View TAIR record] Upstream actors
causality CUL3A --
[Hu et al., 2014] --
[View TAIR record]LRB2, POB1 --
[Hu et al., 2014] --
[View TAIR record]LRB1 --
[Hu et al., 2014] --
[View TAIR record] Protein-protein interactions
CUL3A --
[Christians et al., 2012] --
[View TAIR record]SUF4 --
[Choi et al., 2011] --
[View TAIR record]FLX --
[Choi et al., 2011] --
[View TAIR record]FES1 --
[Choi et al., 2011] --
[View TAIR record]LRB1 --
[Christians et al., 2012] --
[View TAIR record]LRB2, POB1 --
[Christians et al., 2012] --
[View TAIR record]FRL1, SUF8 --
[Choi et al., 2011] --
[View TAIR record]