Protein function
Encodes a zinc finger transcription factor.
Phenotype
Overexpressor: CDF1 overexpressor is late flowering under LD conditions.
[Imaizumi et al., 2005] Multiple mutant: cdf1;
cdf2;
cdf3;
cdf5 quadruple mutant is early flowering under both SD and LD conditions, with additive effects. ( In this multiple mutant,
CDF1 is downregulated by RNAi while other
cdf mutants are null mutants.)
[Fornara et al., 2009] Remarks: GI acts through
CDFs to regulate the expression of
CO and
FT, but CDFs are also involved in the regulation of additional processes which are not related to the control of flowering-time. GI also has CDF-independent functions - e.g. in the circadian clock.
[Fornara et al., 2015] RNA interference: RNAi down-regulation of
CDF1 leads to early flowering under LD conditions.
[Imaizumi et al., 2005] Function:Transcription factor that binds specifically to a 5 -AA[AG]G-3 consensus core sequence. A flanking TGT sequence contributes to the specificity of binding. Regulates a photoperiodic flowering response. Transcriptional repressor of CONSTANS expression. The DNA-binding ability is not modulated by GIGANTEA but the stability of CDF1 is controlled by the proteasome-dependent pathway. Ubiquitinated by the SCF(ADO3) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. Binds to the FT promoter in the morning.
[Data from UniProt]
Regulators, targets and interactors
Downstream actors
causality FT --
[Song et al., 2012] --
[View TAIR record]CO --
[Fornara et al., 2009][Rosas et al., 2014][Imaizumi et al., 2005][Sawa et al., 2007] --
[View TAIR record] Upstream actors
causality GI --
[Fornara et al., 2009][Kim et al., 2007][Imaizumi et al., 2005][Sawa et al., 2007] --
[View TAIR record]SRR1 --
[Johansson et al., 2014] --
[View TAIR record]LKP2 --
[Fornara et al., 2009][Kim et al., 2007] --
[View TAIR record]FKF1, ADO3 --
[Fornara et al., 2009][Imaizumi et al., 2005][Sawa et al., 2007] --
[View TAIR record] Protein-protein interactions
LKP2 --
[Imaizumi et al., 2005] --
[View TAIR record] GI --
[Fornara et al., 2009][Kim et al., 2007][Imaizumi et al., 2005][Sawa et al., 2007] --
[View TAIR record]FKF1, ADO3 --
[Fornara et al., 2009][Imaizumi et al., 2005][Sawa et al., 2007] --
[View TAIR record]