InterPro domain: IPR030018

Chitin-inducible gibberellin-responsive protein 2 (CIGR2) belongs to the GRAS family of plant specific transcription factors. GRAS proteins play crucial roles in plant growth and development [ 1 ]. CIGR2 may act as a transcriptional regulator in the early events of the elicitor-induced defense response in rice [ 2 ]. CIGR2 is not only induced by elicitor N-acetylchitooligosaccharide but also by phytoactive gibberellins, which suggests dual roles in defense and development [ 3 ].

1. Large-scale analysis of the GRAS gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Mol. Biol. 67, 659-70
2. Identification and characterization of two new members of the GRAS gene family in rice responsive to N-acetylchitooligosaccharide elicitor. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1625, 261-8
3. Two rice GRAS family genes responsive to N -acetylchitooligosaccharide elicitor are induced by phytoactive gibberellins: evidence for cross-talk between elicitor and gibberellin signaling in rice cells. Plant Mol. Biol. 54, 261-72