Structural highlights
Function
VIL2_ARATH 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.[1]
References
- ↑ Kim DH, Sung S. The Plant Homeo Domain finger protein, VIN3-LIKE 2, is necessary for photoperiod-mediated epigenetic regulation of the floral repressor, MAF5. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Sep 28;107(39):17029-34. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.1010834107. Epub 2010 Sep 13. PMID:20837520 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1010834107
