Putative transcription factor. Member of the floral homeotic AGAMOUS pathway.Mutations in HUA enhance the phenotype of mild ag-4 allele. Single hua mutants are early flowering and have reduced levels of FLC mRNA. Other MADS box flowering time genes such as FLM and MAF2 also appear to be regulated by HUA2. HUA2 normally activates FLC expression and enhances AG function. HUA and HUA-LIKE (HULK) genes act redundantly to regulate a subset of essential genes, with some (or all) family members also having specific functions. The mRNA is cell-to-cell mobile.