Protein function
Encodes a component of the plant homeodomain-polycomb repressive complex 2 (PHD-PRC2).
Phenotype
Remarks: maf5 mutation supresses the late-flowering phenotype of the
vil2 single mutant, suggesting that VIL2 regulates flowering time through
MAF5.
[Kim et al., 2010] Overexpressor: VIL2 overexpressor does not display any flowering-time phenotype.
[Kim et al., 2010] Single mutant: vil2 single mutant is late flowering under SD conditions only.
[Kim et al., 2010][Kim et al., 2010] Remarks: VIL2 is necessary for the enrichment in H3K9me2 repressing marks at
MAF5 locus.
[Kim et al., 2010][Kim et al., 2010] Function:Maybe involved in both the vernalization and photoperiod pathways by regulating gene expression. Binds preferentially to dimethylated histone H3 Lys-9 (H3K9me2). Promotes flowering in non-inductive photoperiods (e.g. short days) through the maintenance of the epigenetically repressed state of MAF5 via H3K9me2 and plant homeodomain / polycomb repressive complex 2 (PHD-PRC2)-dependent H3K27me3.
[Data from UniProt]
Regulators, targets and interactors
Downstream actors
Upstream actors
Protein-protein interactions
VIL1, VRN5 --
[De Lucia et al., 2008] --
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