Identification and expression profile analysis of NUCLEAR FACTOR-Y families in Physcomitrella patens.
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SUBMITTER: Zhang F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4541308 | biostudies-literature | 2015
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Identification and expression profile analysis of NUCLEAR FACTOR-Y families in Physcomitrella patens.
Zhang Fang F Han Min M Lv Qiang Q Bao Fang F He Yikun Y
Frontiers in plant science 20150819
NUCLEAR FACTOR Y transcription factors belong to a multimember family and consist of NF-YA/B/C subunits. Members of the NF-Y family have been reported to regulate physiological processes in plant. In this study, we identified and annotated two NF-YA, nine NF-B, and twelve NF-YC proteins in the genome of Physcomitrella patens. Analyses of conserved domains demonstrated that PpNF-YA/B/C shared the same conserved domains with their orthologous proteins in Arabidopsis, O. sativa and mouse. Expressio ...[more]
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