Gene Details:

• Gene ID: AT3G50330
• Gene Symbol: HEC2
• Gene Name: HECATE 2
• Description: basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) DNA-binding superfamily protein;(source:Araport11)
• TAIR Accession: locus:2074865
• Genome: Araport11_genome_release
• Species: Arabidopsis thaliana

Transcripts:

• AT3G50330.1

Gene Ontology:

• GO:0006355  — acts upstream of or within — regulation of DNA-templated transcription
• GO:0048480  — involved in — stigma development
• GO:0048462  — acts upstream of or within — carpel formation
• GO:0048467  — acts upstream of or within — gynoecium development
• GO:0005515  — enables — protein binding
• GO:0080126  — acts upstream of or within — ovary septum development
• GO:0046983  — enables — protein dimerization activity
• GO:0005634  — located in — nucleus
• GO:0010500  — acts upstream of or within — transmitting tissue development
• GO:0003700  — enables — DNA-binding transcription factor activity
• GO:0009266  — involved in — response to temperature stimulus

Germplasm Phenotype:

• hec1,2,3  — The hec1,2,3 spt quadruple mutant had an enhanced phenotype compared to the hec1,2,3 triple or spt single. Carpels were completely unfused at the apical part, up to one third of the entire fruit indicative of a synergistic interaction.

Literature:

• Arabidopsis transcription factors: genome-wide comparative analysis among eukaryotes.   DOI:  10.1126/science.290.5499.2105 ;  PMID:  11118137
• The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor family in plants: a genome-wide study of protein structure and functional diversity.   DOI:  10.1093/molbev/msg088 ;  PMID:  12679534
• The Arabidopsis basic/helix-loop-helix transcription factor family.   DOI:  10.1105/tpc.013839 ;  PMID:  12897250
• Update on the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana.   DOI:  10.1105/tpc.151140 ;  PMID:  14600211
• Transcriptional profiling by cDNA-AFLP and microarray analysis reveals novel insights into the early response to ethylene in Arabidopsis.   DOI:  10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02156.x ;  PMID:  15272873
• The HECATE genes regulate female reproductive tract development in Arabidopsis thaliana.   DOI:  10.1242/dev.011510 ;  PMID:  17855426
• Basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor gene family phylogenetics and nomenclature.   DOI:  10.1016/j.diff.2010.02.003 ;  PMID:  20219281
• Arabidopsis HECATE genes function in phytohormone control during gynoecium development.   DOI:  10.1242/dev.120444 ;  PMID:  26293302
• A Negative Feedback Loop between PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTORs and HECATE Proteins Fine-Tunes Photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis.   DOI:  10.1105/tpc.16.00122 ;  PMID:  27073231
• A COP1-PIF-HEC regulatory module fine-tunes photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis.   DOI:  10.1111/tpj.14908 ;  PMID:  32652745
• An autoregulatory negative feedback loop controls thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis.   DOI:  10.1371/journal.pgen.1009595 ;  PMID:  34061850
• A transcriptional complex of NGATHA and bHLH transcription factors directs stigma development in Arabidopsis.   DOI:  10.1093/plcell/koab236 ;  PMID:  34586419
• Arabidopsis transcription factors: genome-wide comparative analysis among eukaryotes.   DOI:  10.1126/science.290.5499.2105 ;  PMID:  11118137
• The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor family in plants: a genome-wide study of protein structure and functional diversity.   DOI:  10.1093/molbev/msg088 ;  PMID:  12679534

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