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ArticlePlant signaling & behavior2011

Can AtTZF1 act as a transcriptional activator or repressor in plants?

Marcelo Pomeranz, Li Zhang, John Finer, Jyan-Chyun Jang

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Article in Plant signaling & behavior, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marcelo PomeranzDepartment of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Li Zhang
John Finer
Jyan-Chyun Jang
Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates · USThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In animals, Tandem CCCH Zinc Finger (TZF) proteins can affect gene expression at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. In Arabidopsis thaliana, AtTZF1 is a member of the TZF family characterized by a plant-unique tandem zinc finger motif. AtTZF1 can bind both DNA and RNA in vitro, and it can traffic between the nucleus and cytoplasmic foci. However, no in vivo DNA/RNA targets have been identified so far, and little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying AtTZF1's profound effects on plant growth, development, and stress responses. In order to determine whether AtTZF1 can function as a transcription factor, transactivation assays were conducted. Results indicated that AtTZF1 fusion proteins could not exert obvious transcriptional activity in a maize protoplast transient expression system. However, this conclusion might be biased due to poor nuclear localization of AtTZF1 fusion proteins in the assay system.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceArabidopsis ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataProtoplastsRepressor ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional ActivationTranscription FactorsZea maysArabidopsis ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTZF1 protein, Arabidopsis

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PMID21455027
PMCPMC3172847
OpenAlexW2050363174

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