ELF3 encodes a circadian clock-regulated nuclear protein that functions in an Arabidopsis PHYB signal transduction pathway.

Many aspects of plant development are regulated by photoreceptor function and the circadian clock. Loss-of-function mutations in the Arabidopsis EARLY FLOWERING 3 (ELF3) and PHYTOCHROME B (PHYB) genes cause early flowering and influence the activity of circadian clock-regulated processes. We demonstrate here that the relative abundance of the ELF3 protein, ...
which is a novel nucleus-localized protein, displays circadian regulation that follows the pattern of circadian accumulation of ELF3 transcript. Furthermore, the ELF3 protein interacts with PHYB in the yeast two-hybrid assay and in vitro. Genetic analyses show that ELF3 requires PHYB function in early morphogenesis but not for the regulation of flowering time. This suggests that ELF3 is a component of a PHYB signaling complex that controls early events in plant development but that ELF3 and PHYB control flowering via independent signal transduction pathways.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Arabidopsis, Arabidopsis Proteins, Circadian Rhythm, Cloning, Molecular, Genes, Plant, Light, Molecular Sequence Data, Nuclear Proteins, Photoreceptor Cells, Phytochrome, Phytochrome B, Plant Proteins, Protein Binding, Signal Transduction, Transcription Factors
Plant Cell
Date: Jun. 01, 2001
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