Open AccessA Structure for Plant-Specific Transcription Factors: The GRAS Domain Revealed
Author(s) -
Nancy R. Hofmann
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.16.00309
Subject(s) - biology , repressor , gibberellin , gibberellic acid , transcription factor , genetics , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , gene , germination
The GRAS protein family is illustrious. The GRAS domain is plant specific, named for the first three proteins found to contain it: GIBBERELLIC ACID INSENSITIVE (GAI), REPRESSOR of GAI, and SCARECROW. In addition to these founding members, which function in gibberellin signaling and root patterning,
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