Information report for MDP0000251291
Gene Details
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Functional Annotation
- GO:0008270 — Molecular Function — zinc ion binding
Family Introduction
- We show that Arabidopsis FHY3 and FAR1, which encode two proteins related to Mutator-like transposases, act together to modulate phyA signaling by directly activating the transcription of FHY1 and FHL, whose products are essential for light-induced phyA nuclear accumulation and subsequent light responses. FHY3 and FAR1 have separable DNA binding and transcriptional activation domains that are highly conserved in Mutator-like transposases. Further, expression of FHY3 and FAR1 is negatively regulated by phyA signaling. We propose that FHY3 and FAR1 represent transcription factors that have been co-opted from an ancient Mutator-like transposase(s) to modulate phyA-signaling homeostasis in higher plants.
- We next used a yeast one-hybrid assay to delineate the DNA sequences to which FHY3 and FAR1 bind. GAD-FHY3 or GAD-FAR1 fusion proteins (GAD, GAL4 transcriptional activation domain), but not GAD alone, activated the LacZ reporter genes driven by the FHY1 and FHL promoters. Deletion analysis narrowed down the FHY3/FAR1 binding site to a 39-bp promoter subfragment located on the ‘a’ fragment for both FHY1 and FHL. Notably, these subfragments share a stretch of consensus sequence, 5’-TTCACGCGCC-3’. Mutating the core sequence ‘CACGCGC’ of this motif (m2 and m3 for FHY1, m5 for FHL) abolished the reporter gene activation by both GAD-FHY3 and GAD-FAR1. Mutating the flanking sequences (m1 and m4) did not obviously affect the reporter gene activation by GAD-FAR1, but clearly reduced activation by GAD-FHY3. Thus, ‘CACGCGC’ likely defines a cis-element that confers specific binding for FHY3 and FAR1 and is named FBS for FHY3-FAR1 binding site.
Literature and News
Homologs
- Citrus sinensis: orange1.1g046720m, orange1.1g044894m
- Prunus mume: XP_008238706.1, XP_008227616.2, XP_008237306.1, XP_008238368.1, XP_016650496.1, XP_008220898.1, XP_008235784.1
- Ziziphus jujuba: XP_015877510.1, XP_015866013.1, XP_015901246.1, XP_015866451.1, XP_015891738.1, XP_015900231.1
Sequences
CDS Sequence:
- >MDP0000251291|Malus_domestica|FAR1|MDP0000251291
ATGACGTTGACGTATAACATAAGGACACGTGGTGGTATATTTCTACGATCTTACATCGGCTCCGGATCCTTCCACGGTTCCACCGACAGTAGCATTGTTGGAACCACGTTATCCTTGACTGTAGATATTATACTGTGCTGGTTAGTGGTTGAGAAATTCCAAGGGAKAGAACTTTGCTCAAAGAATCAGCAGCAGCACTCCCTGCTGTGGGCCAACTACAAATACACAAACAAATATAGGGCGTGTCTAAGGTGCATACGAAGTGTGCGGATAATCCGTGCGAACAAGGATCTAACGGCTGAAARTGGACGAGCTCACGAAGTAGATGAAGAGTTGAAACCGAAATTGAGAATGGAGTTTGATTGGTTAGATGAAAGGTATATGTTTTACAACAAGTATGCACTTGCAGCGGGGTTCGGGATTAGGGAGCATAGTAGTAGAAAGTCCATTGATGGTGAATGTTGGTTAAGGAAAGAATTTGTTTGTTGCAAACAAGGGAATAAGAGGGAKGATGGTAATCCCAAAACTAATAAGAAAGGAAAAATGGGAGATGCTAGAACTCAGTGCAAGGCGAAACTTGCGTTGAATAGGGGAAGTGGTTGTGAAAAGTTTGTTGTAATGGTTTTCATTGAAGGACACAACTACCCTATGTCAAGTGCGTCACACTTATTTAGATCWCACAATCGAGTTTCGGAGGCAAAGAAGACGATGATTGAACAATGCATGGAGGCCAATATTTCCATAAGTAAACAAATGGCTTTGTTGGAGGATTTGCTTGATTGCATATGGGATATCGAAAGCAAAGAAGAACTTGAGACAAGCTTCGCATACCAATGGAAGARCAAATGGCCAAATTTGTACACATGGTTTATGTTCGAAAAGTTTAAAGTAGACGAGTTGAAAAGTTTGACTTATTTCTTGAGGGAGCACTCCAGGTACAAGAATGAGGCCATGTACGAAGTACTTGAGAGTGCTGCARGGGTGACAAATAGGAAGARGTCGTTGGTTGATACGACCTCGAGTTACACTAAATGCACCTGCAAAGAGATAGAGCTTCAGGGACTTCCTTGTCGACACATATTGGCGTATTTGAGAATGAAACAAATAGAGCTACTRCCGGAACATTACATAYTGAAAAGTTATGTATGTACATCTGGACATGTTCATGGATTTGCTGCTTATTTGTTGTYGACCACTGAAGCATTCTTAGGATGGCTGCCAGATCAGTCATCTTGGGAAGCTCTTGAAGACCCTGATGGCTGGAATCAACGGCTGGATGAGAGTTTGGATGGCGGTGAACTGGGTAATCACGTATTTTCCGTACTGGATGCCGTCGAAGAAGGGGTAGAAGTAGCAGACGGCGGAGATGAGGCGGTCGGGGGCGTCGACGGAGTCGTCGGTGCCTTTGGATTGGGTTGTGGTGAGTGGTCTTCTGGGTTTGATTTTGTTGGTGTGTTTAGTGAGGATGGAGTGATGGTGGTTTAG
Protein Sequence:
- >MDP0000251291|Malus_domestica|FAR1|MDP0000251291
MTLTYNIRTRGGIFLRSYIGSGSFHGSTDSSIVGTTLSLTVDIILCWLVVEKFQGXELCSKNQQQHSLLWANYKYTNKYRACLRCIRSVRIIRANKDLTAEXGRAHEVDEELKPKLRMEFDWLDERYMFYNKYALAAGFGIREHSSRKSIDGECWLRKEFVCCKQGNKRXDGNPKTNKKGKMGDARTQCKAKLALNRGSGCEKFVVMVFIEGHNYPMSSASHLFRSHNRVSEAKKTMIEQCMEANISISKQMALLEDLLDCIWDIESKEELETSFAYQWKXKWPNLYTWFMFEKFKVDELKSLTYFLREHSRYKNEAMYEVLESAAXVTNRKXSLVDTTSSYTKCTCKEIELQGLPCRHILAYLRMKQIELLPEHYIXKSYVCTSGHVHGFAAYLLXTTEAFLGWLPDQSSWEALEDPDGWNQRLDESLDGGELGNHVFSVLDAVEEGVEVADGGDEAVGGVDGVVGAFGLGCGEWSSGFDFVGVFSEDGVMVV