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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-10-11
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The Viviparous-1 (Vp1) gene of maize is specifically required for expression of the maturation program in seed development. We show that Vp1 encodes a 73,335 dalton protein with no detectable homology to known proteins. An acidic transcriptional activation sequence was identified by fusion to the GAL4 DNA-binding domain. Expression of VP1 in maize protoplasts resulted in strong activation (greater than 130-fold) of a reporter gene fused to the promoter of a presumptive target gene. The acidic domain in VP1 was essential for transactivation and could be functionally replaced by the activator sequence of the herpes simplex virus VP16 protein. Our results indicate that VP1 is a novel transcription factor possibly involved in potentiation of a seed-specific hormone response.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
895-905
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Genes, Plant, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Isoelectric Point, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Molecular Structure, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Plant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Restriction Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1889090-Zea mays
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
The Viviparous-1 developmental gene of maize encodes a novel transcriptional activator.
pubmed:affiliation
Vegetable Crops Department, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't