NCBI Accession #
NP_567517.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_117787.4
NCBI Official Full Name
VEFS-Box of polycomb protein
NCBI Official Symbol
VRN2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
REDUCED VERNALIZATION RESPONSE 2
NCBI Protein Information
VEFS-Box of polycomb protein
NCBI Summary
The VERNALIZATION2 (VRN2) gene mediates vernalization and encodes a nuclear-localized zinc finger protein with similarity to Polycomb group (PcG) proteins of plants and animals. In wild-type Arabidopsis, vernalization results in the stable reduction of the levels of the floral repressor FLC. In vrn2 mutants, FLC expression is downregulated normally in response to vernalization, but instead of remaining low, FLC mRNA levels increase when plants are returned to normal temperatures. VRN2 maintains FLC repression after a cold treatment, serving as a mechanism for the cellular memory of vernalization. Required for complete repression of FLC. Required for the methylation of histone H3
UniProt Protein Name
Polycomb group protein VERNALIZATION 2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8W5B1
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O23524; O23525; Q8W5B2; Q94CF5
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8W5B1
UniProt Comments
Polycomb group (PcG) protein. Plays a central role in vernalization by maintaining repressed the homeotic gene FLC, a floral repressor, after a cold treatment. PcG proteins act by forming multiprotein complexes, which are required to maintain the transcriptionally repressive state of homeotic genes throughout development. PcG proteins are not required to initiate repression, but to maintain it during later stages of development. They probably act via the methylation of histones, rendering chromatin heritably changed in its expressibility. Associates constitutively along the whole FLC locus.