Homeodomain-leucine zipper proteins interact with a plant homologue of the transcriptional coactivator multiprotein bridging factor 1

StMStMBF1 (Solanum tuberosum multiprotein bridging factor 1) is a plant member of the MBF1 family of transcriptional co-activators. In an attempt to understand the role of StMBF1, we analyzed its interaction with plant transcription factors of the homeodomain-leucine zipper (Hd-Zip) family, a group...

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Authors: Zanetti, María Eugenia, Chan, Raquel Lia, Godoy, Andrea Verónica, Gonzalez, Daniel Hector, Casalongue, Claudia
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2004
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/85773
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/85773
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:DNA-BINDING
Hd-Zip protein
Leucine zipper
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Summary:StMStMBF1 (Solanum tuberosum multiprotein bridging factor 1) is a plant member of the MBF1 family of transcriptional co-activators. In an attempt to understand the role of StMBF1, we analyzed its interaction with plant transcription factors of the homeodomain-leucine zipper (Hd-Zip) family, a group of proteins with a typical leucine zipper motif adjacent to a homeodomain. StMBF1 is able to interact in vitro with the Hd-Zip protein Hahb-4 both in the presence and absence of DNA. Upon binding, StMBF1 increases the DNA binding affinity of Hahb-4, and of another plant homeodomain containing protein from the GL2/Hd-Zip IV family, HAHR-1. The biological role of interactions is discussed in this paper.