Encodes a polycomb group protein. Forms part of a large protein complex that can include VRN2 (VERNALIZATION 2), VIN3 (VERNALIZATION INSENSITIVE 3) and polycomb group proteins FERTILIZATION INDEPENDENT ENDOSPERM (FIE) and CURLY LEAF (CLF). The complex has a role in establishing FLC (FLOWERING LOCUS C) repression during vernalization. Performs a partially redundant role to MEA in controlling seed initiation by helping to suppress central cell nucleusendosperm proliferation within the FG.
Computational Description
SWINGER (SWN); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: SANT, DNA-binding (InterPro:IPR001005), SET domain (InterPro:IPR001214); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: SET domain-containing protein (TAIR:AT2G23380.1); Has 5041 Blast hits to 4734 proteins in 465 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 399; Metazoa - 2132; Fungi - 472; Plants - 1030; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 1008 (source: NCBI BLink).