NCBI Accession #
NP_680116.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_148863.4
NCBI Official Full Name
relative of early flowering 6
NCBI Official Symbol
REF6
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
JMJ12; Jumonji domain-containing protein 12; relative of early flowering 6
NCBI Protein Information
relative of early flowering 6
NCBI Summary
Relative of Early Flowering 6 (REF6) encodes a Jumonji N/C and zinc finger domain-containing protein that acts as a positive regulator of flowering in an FLC-dependent pathway. REF6 mutants have hyperacetylation of histone H4 at the FLC locus. REF6 interacts with BES1 in a Y2H assay and in vitro. REF6 may play a role in brassinoteroid signaling by affecting histone methylation in the promoters of BR-responsive genes. It is most closely related to the JHDM3 subfamily of JmjN/C proteins.
UniProt Protein Name
Lysine-specific demethylase REF6
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Jumonji domain-containing protein 12
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9STM3
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9STM3
UniProt Comments
Histone demethylase that demethylates 'Lys-27' (H3K27me) of histone H3. Demethylates both tri- (H3K27me3) and di-methylated (H3K27me2) H3K27me (PubMed:21642989, PubMed:27111035). Demethylates also H3K4me3/2 and H3K36me3/2 in an in vitro assay (PubMed:20711170). Involved in the transcriptional regulation of hundreds of genes regulating developmental patterning and responses to various stimuli (PubMed:18467490). Binds DNA via its four zinc fingers in a sequence-specific manner, 5'-CTCTGYTY-3', to promote the demethylation of H3K27me3 and the regulation of organ boundary formation (PubMed:27111034, PubMed:27111035). Involved in the regulation of flowering time by repressing FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) expression (PubMed:15377760). Interacts with the NF-Y complexe to regulate SOC1 (PubMed:25105952). Mediates the recruitment of BRM to its target loci (PubMed:27111034).