Gene Details:

  • Gene ID:
  • Gene Symbol: PhERF2
  • Gene Name: ethylene-responsive-element-binding factor 2
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  • Species: Petunia hybrida

Functional Descriptions:

  • A petunia ethylene-responsive element binding factor, PhERF2, plays an important role in antiviral RNA silencing.
  • An ethylene-responsive element binding factor, PhERF2, is induced by Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) infection. Inclusion of a PhERF2 fragment in a TRV silencing construct containing reporter fragments of phytoene desaturase (PDS) or chalcone synthase (CHS) substantially impaired silencing efficiency of both the PDS and CHS reporters.
  • Photobleaching in response to infiltration with the TRV-PhPDS construct was enhanced in plants overexpressing PhERF2.
  • Interestingly, growth and development of PhERF2-RNAi lines were substantially slower, whereas the overexpressing lines were more vigorous than the controls. Taken together, our results indicate that PhERF2 functions as a positive regulator in antiviral RNA silencing.

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