Table 2.

Transcription factors (TFs) with binding motifs similar to those identified in genes differentially regulated during vernalization.

	Motif 1 (M1)	Motif 2 (M2)	Motif 3 (M3)	Motif 4 (M4)	Motif 5 (M5)
Matched TFs	NTL4, NAC2	NTL8	CRC	ERF17, ERF38, ERF74, WIND3, WIMD4	RVE1, RVE4, RVE5, RVE8 LHY, EPR1
Family	NAC domain family	NAC domain family	Plant-specific YABBY family	DREB subfamily of ERF/AP2 family	Homeodomain-like family
Reported functions	drought response, JA biosynthesis, salt stress, embryogenesis, stamen development	salt stress, flowering trichome formation	fatty acid biosynthesis, carpel development	hypoxia response, osmotic stress, ethylene signaling, redox sensing	circadian clock, photoperiodic flowering, auxin signaling, chlorophyll synthesis