The mutations at MAX2 cause increased hypocotyl and petiole elongation in light-grown seedlings. Positional cloning identifies MAX2 as a member of the F-box leucine-rich repeat family of proteins. MAX2 is identical to ORE9, a proposed regulator of leaf senescence. Involved in positive regulation of light responses.
Computational Description
MORE AXILLARY BRANCHES 2 (MAX2); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: F-box/RNI-like superfamily protein (TAIR:AT4G15475.1); Has 1122 Blast hits to 776 proteins in 97 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 2; Metazoa - 391; Fungi - 21; Plants - 636; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 72 (source: NCBI BLink).