Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: LsAP2
• Gene Name: APETALA2
• Genome:
• Species: Lactuca sativa

Functional Descriptions:

• The lettuce APETALA2 (LsAP2) gene regulates leaf morphology. LsAP2 encodes a transcriptional repressor that contains the conserved EAR motif, which mediates interactions with the TOPLESS/TOPLESS-RELATED (TPL/TPR) corepressors.
• Overexpression of LsAP2 led to small and crinkly leaves, and many bulges were seen on the surface of the leaf blade.
• LsAP2 physically interacted with the CINCINNATA (CIN)-like TEOSINTE BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PROLIFERATING CELL FACTOR (TCP) transcription factors and inhibited their transcriptional activation activity.
• Together, these results showed that LsAP2 was expressed in leaves and shoot apexes, suggesting that LsAP2 may play roles during the vegetative growth of lettuce.

Function-related keywords:

• leaf ,  transcription-factor ,  growth ,  shoot ,  vegetative ,  small-leaves ,  transcriptional-repressor

Literature:

• LsAP2 regulates leaf morphology by inhibiting CIN-like TCP transcription factors and repressing LsKAN2 in lettuce.   DOI:  10.1038/s41438-021-00622-y ;  PMID:  34465756

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