Encodes a small, potentially secreted protein that acts as an inhibitor of stomatal production though likely not through direct interaction with the TMM receptor. It is homologous to known stomatal regulators EPF1 and EPF2. Memmber of the EPF/EPFL (epidermal patterning factor/EPF-like) gene family, which genes encode plant-specific secretory peptides, several of which play a role in controlling stomatal density and patterning in the plant epidermis.
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