Basic information
Locus name	AT1G09530
Alias	PIF3
Organism	Arabidopsis thaliana
Taxonomic identifier	[NCBI]
Function category	light signaling
Effect for Senescence	promote
Gene Description	PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 3
Evidence	Genetic evidence:Mutant [Ref 1]
References	1: Sakuraba Y, Jeong J, Kang MY, Kim J, Paek NC, Choi G. Phytochrome-interacting transcription factors PIF4 and PIF5 induce leaf senescence in Arabidopsis. Nat Commun. 2014 Aug 14;5:4636. doi: 10.1038/ncomms5636. 2: Song Y, Yang C, Gao S, Zhang W, Li L, Kuai B. Age-triggered and dark-induced leaf senescence require the bHLH transcription factors PIF3, 4, and 5. Mol Plant. 2014 Dec;7(12):1776-87. doi: 10.1093/mp/ssu109. Epub 2014 Oct 8. 3: Zhang Y, Liu Z, Chen Y, He JX, Bi Y. PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 5 (PIF5) positively regulates dark-induced senescence and chlorophyll degradation in Arabidopsis. Plant Sci. 2015 Aug;237:57-68. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.05.010. Epub 2015 May 19.
Gene Ontology	molecular function protein dimerization activity
Sequence	AT1G09530.1 | Genomic | mRNA | CDS | Protein AT1G09530.2 | Genomic | mRNA | CDS | Protein
Mutant information
Mutant name	PIF3ox, pif1-2pif3-3 pif4-2 pif5-3 (pifq)
Mutant/Transgenic	mutant
Ecotype	Col-0
Mutagenesis type	cross
Ortholog Group
Ortholog Groups: OG5_146511	Accession Taxon NP_172424 Arabidopsis thaliana NP_849626 ( AT1G09530 ) Arabidopsis thaliana 153934 Chlamydomonas reinhardtii NP_001042775 Oryza sativa Japonica Group NP_001054593 Oryza sativa Japonica Group estExt_fgenesh1_pg.C_680048 Physcomitrella patens subsp. patens estExt_fgenesh1_pg.C_690022 Physcomitrella patens subsp. patens 30128.m008988 Ricinus communis
Cross Link
Database Entry ID E-value Start End InterPro ID Description PANTHER PTHR12565 2.0E-42 281 470 No hit NA SUPERFAMILY SSF47459 1.3E-20 340 402 IPR011598 Myc-type, basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain ProSiteProfiles PS50888 18.6 343 392 IPR011598 Myc-type, basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain Pfam PF00010 2.6E-14 347 393 IPR011598 Myc-type, basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain SMART SM00353 4.9E-18 349 398 IPR011598 Myc-type, basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain
Subcellular Localization
Localization 1 Localization nucleus Evidence Localization with GFP-fusion protein (GFP:cDNA) Pubmed ID 10737809
Localization 2 Localization nucleus Evidence SUBAcon Pubmed ID 23180787