High impact information on EIL1

• In addition to EIN3, EIL1 orEIL2 were able to complement ein3, suggesting their participation in the ethylene signaling pathway [1].
• The EIN2 membrane protein is required for both the first and second phases of growth inhibition by ethylene, while the transcription factors EIN3 and EIL1 are required for the second phase but not the first phase [2].
• In order to test the role of such factors in the ethylene signal transduction pathway during ripening, EIL1 fused to green fluorescent protein (GFP) has been over-expressed in the ethylene-insensitive non-ripening Nr mutant of tomato [3].
• Cloning of a cDNA encoding EIN3-like protein (DC-EIL1) and decrease in its mRNA level during senescence in carnation flower tissues [4].

Biological context of EIL1

• Overexpression of EIN3 or EIL1 in wild-type or ethylene-insensitive2 plants conferred constitutive ethylene phenotypes, indicating their sufficiency for activation of the pathway in the absence of ethylene [1].

Associations of EIL1 with chemical compounds

• Northern blot analysis revealed that the amount of mRNA corresponding to DC-EIL1 decreased in flower tissues, especially in petals, during natural senescence and senescence induced by exogenously applied ethylene or ABA [4].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of EIL1

• A cDNA clone encoding a putative EIN3-like protein (DC-EIL1) was obtained from total RNA isolated from senescing carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) petals using RT-PCR and RACE techniques [4].

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