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Research Project:
POSITIONAL CLONING IN MAIZE OF GENES THAT REGULATE PLANT ARCHITECTURE
Location: Plant Gene Expression Center Albany_CA
Title: A Recommendation for Naming Transcription Factor Proteins in the Grasses
Authors
 | Gray, John - BIOL SCI UNIV TOLEDO OH | | Bevan, Michael - MOLE BIO JOHN INNES UK | | Brutnell, Thomas - BOYCE THOMPSON ITHACA NY | | Buell, C. Robin - DPB MICHIGAN ST E LANSING | | Cone, Karen - DBS U MISSOURI COLUMBIA | |
Hake, Sarah
| | Jackson, David - COLD SPRNG HARBOR LAB NY | | Kellogg, Elizabeth - BIOL U MISSOURI COLUMBIA | |
Lawrence, Carolyn
| | Mccouch, Susan - CORNELL U ITHACA NY | | Mockler, Todd - OREGON STATE CORVALLIS OR | | Moose, Stephen - U ILLINOIS URBABA-CHAMPGN | | Paterson, Andrew - U GEORGIA ATLANTA GA | | Peterson, Thomas - IOWA STATE AMES IA | | Rokshar, Daniel - DEPT ENERGY WALNUT CREEK | | Souza, Glaucia Mendes - UNIV SAO PAULO BRAZIL | | Springer, Nathan - DPB U MINN ST PAUL MN | | Stein, Nils - LEIBRITZ GATERSLEBEN GER | | Timmermans, Marja - COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB NY | | Wang, Guo-Liang - LEIBRITZ GATERSLEBEN GER | | Grotewold, Erich - LEIBRITZ GATERSLEBEN GER |
Submitted to: Plant Physiology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: November 1, 2008
Publication Date: January 1, 2009
Repository URL:
http://www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/reprint/149/1/4?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&author1=Hake&fulltext=Sarah&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT
Citation: Gray, J., Bevan, M., Brutnell, T., Buell, C., Cone, K., Hake, S.C., Jackson, D., Kellogg, E., Lawrence, C.J., Mccouch, S., Mockler, T., Moose, S., Paterson, A., Peterson, T., Rokshar, D., Souza, G., Springer, N., Stein, N., Timmermans, M., Wang, G., Grotewold, E. 2009. A Recommendation for Naming Transcription Factor Proteins in the Grasses. Plant Physiology. 149(1):4-6.
Interpretive Summary: Transcription factors are central for the exquisite temporal and spatial expression patterns of many genes. These proteins are characterized by their ability to be tethered to particular regulatory sequences in the genes that they control. While many other proteins participate in the regulation of gene expression, we limit our definition of transcription factors here to proteins that often contain a characteristic structural motif, the DNA-binding domain, which is involved in recognizing a short (usually 4–8 bp) DNA sequence. Based on the structure of the DNA-binding domain, transcription factors are classified into 50 to 60 different families, and in plants, 5% to 7% of all the protein-encoding genes are transcription factors, making them, collectively, perhaps the largest functional class of proteins.
Technical Abstract:
Transcription factors are central for the exquisite temporal and spatial expression patterns of many genes. These proteins are characterized by their ability to be tethered to particular regulatory sequences in the genes that they control. While many other proteins participate in the regulation of gene expression, we limit our definition of transcription factors here to proteins that often contain a characteristic structural motif, the DNA-binding domain, which is involved in recognizing a short (usually 4–8 bp) DNA sequence. Based on the structure of the DNA-binding domain, transcription factors are classified into 50 to 60 different families, and in plants, 5% to 7% of all the protein-encoding genes are transcription factors, making them, collectively, perhaps the largest functional class of proteins.
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