Protein
Polycomb group protein FERTILIZATION-INDEPENDENT SEED 2
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Polycomb group (PcG) protein. 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. Required to prevent the proliferation of the central cell by repressing unknown target genes before fertilization. Regulates the anteroposterior organization of the endosperm.
Similarity
Belongs to the VEFS (VRN2-EMF2-FIS2-SU(Z)12) family.
Sequence
MARKSIRGKEVVMVSDDDDDDDDVDDDKNIIKCVKPLTVYKNLETPTDSDDNDDDDDDVDVDENIIKYIKPVAVYKKLETRSKNNPYFLRRSLKYIIQAKKKKKSNSGGKIRFNYRDVSNKMTLKAEVVENFSCPFCLIPCGGHEGLQLHLKSSHDAFKFEFYRAEKDHGPEVDVSVKSDTIKFGVLKDDVGNPQLSPLTFCSKNRNQRRQRDDSNNVKKLNVLLMELDLDDLPRGTENDSTHVNDDNVSSPPRAHSSEKISDILTTTQLAIAESSEPKVPHVNDGNVSSPPRAHSSAEKNESTHVNDDDDVSSPPRAHSLEKNESTHVNEDNISSPPKAHSSKKNESTHMNDEDVSFPPRTRSSKETSDILTTTQPAIVEPSEPKVRRGSRRKQLYAKRYKARETQPAIAESSEPKVLHVNDENVSSPPEAHSLEKASDILTTTQPAIAESSEPKVPHVNDENVSSTPRAHSSKKNKSTRKNVDNVPSPPKTRSSKKTSDILTTTQPTIAESSEPKVRHVNDDNVSSTPRAHSSKKNKSTRKNDDNIPSPPKTRSSKKTSNILTRTQPAIAESEPKVPHVNDDKVSSTPRAHSSKKNKSTHKKDDNASLPPKTRSSKKTSDILATTQPAKAEPSEPKVTRVSRRKELHAERCEAKRLERLKGRQFYHSQTMQPMTFEQVMSNEDSENETDDYALDISERLRLERLVGVSKEEKRYMYLWNIFVRKQRVIADGHVPWACEEFAKLHKEEMKNSSSFDWWWRMFRIKLWNNGLICAKTFHKCTTILLSNSDEAGQFTSGSAANANNQQSMEVDE