NCBI Accession #
NP_001189559.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001202630.2
NCBI Official Full Name
phytochrome interacting factor 3-like 5
NCBI Official Symbol
PIL5
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
PHY-INTERACTING FACTOR 1; phytochrome interacting factor 3-like 5; PIF1; T2G17.2; T2G17_2
NCBI Protein Information
phytochrome interacting factor 3-like 5
NCBI Summary
Encodes a novel Myc-related bHLH transcription factor that has transcriptional activation activity in the dark. It is a key negative regulator of phytochrome-mediated seed germination and acts by inhibiting chlorophyll biosynthesis, light-mediated suppression of hypocotyl elongation and far-red light-mediated suppression of seed germination, and promoting negative gravitropism in hypocotyls. Light reduces this activity in a phy-dependent manner. The protein preferentially interacts with the Pfr forms of Phytochrome A (PhyA) and Phytochrome B (PhyB), is physically associated with APRR1/TOC1 and is degraded in red (R) and far-red (FR) light through the ubiquitin (ub)-26S proteasome pathway to optimize photomorphogenic development in Arabidopsis. It also negatively regulates GA3 oxidase expression.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
BHLH15; EN101; PIL5; AtbHLH15; bHLH 15
UniProt Protein Name
Transcription factor PIF1
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Basic helix-loop-helix protein 15; AtbHLH15; bHLH 15; Protein PHY-INTERACTING FACTOR 1; Protein PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 3-LIKE 5; Transcription factor EN 101; bHLH transcription factor bHLH015
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8GZM7
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q0WQ83; Q3EBY0; Q9SL63
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8GZM7
UniProt Comments
Transcription activator. Regulates negatively chlorophyll biosynthesis and seed germination in the dark, and lightinduced degradation of PIF1 relieves this negative regulation to promote photomorphogenesis. Binds to the G-box motif (5'-CACGTG-3') found in many light-regulated promoters. Promotes the expression of SOM, and thus modulates responses to abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellic acid (GA).