Gene Details:
- Gene ID:
- Gene Symbol: MtKNOX4
- Gene Name: class II KNOTTED-LIKE HOMEOBOX transcription factor
- Genome:
- Species: Medicago truncatula
Functional Descriptions:
- MtKNOX4-regulated MtKCS12 manifests hardseededness.
- Mutation of MtKNOX4 causes dysfunctional palisade cuticles by differentially regulating the expression of cuticle pathway genes in the mutant seeds, causing seeds to absorb water easily.
- KNOX4, controls physical dormancy by regulating seed-coat cuticle development in M. truncatula.
- Genetic and molecular analyses revealed that a class II KNOTTED-like homeobox (KNOX) gene, KNOX4, controls physical dormancy by regulating seed-coat cuticle development.
- KNOX4-like genes exist widely in seed plants but are lacking in nonseed species, indicating that KNOX4 may have diverged from the other KNOXII genes during the evolution of seed plants.
Function-related keywords:
- development , seed , cuticle , seed-development , dormancy , seed-dormancy , homeobox-gene
Literature:
- Why so stubborn? MtKNOX4-regulated MtKCS12 manifests hardseededness. DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab214 ; PMID: 34624110
- A class II KNOX gene, KNOX4, controls seed physical dormancy. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601256113 ; PMID: 27274062
- Characterization of KNOX genes in Medicago truncatula. DOI: 10.1007/s11103-008-9307-7 ; PMID: 18274864
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Gene Resources:
- NCBI ID: EF128059.1
- UniProt accessions:
Orthologs:
Sequences:
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