May the Fittest Protein Evolve: Favoring the Plant-Specific Origin and Expansion of NAC Transcription Factors.
Bioessays
; 40(8): e1800018, 2018 08.
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ABSTRACT
Plant-specific NAC transcription factors (TFs) evolve during the transition from aquatic to terrestrial plant life and are amplified to become one of the biggest TF families. This is because they regulate genes involved in water conductance and cell support. They also control flower and fruit formation. The review presented here focuses on various properties, regulatory intricacies, and developmental roles of NAC family members. Processes controlled by NACs depend majorly on their transcriptional properties. NACs can function as both activators and/or repressors. Additionally, their homo/hetero dimerization abilities can also affect DNA binding and activation properties. The active protein levels are dependent on the regulatory cascades. Because NACs regulate both development and stress responses in plants, in-depth knowledge about them has the potential to help guide future crop improvement studies.
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Proteínas de Plantas
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Plantas
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Fatores de Transcrição
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Evolução Molecular
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En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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