title: RAP-1 is an Arabidopsis MYC-like R protein homologue, that binds to G-box sequence motifs.
abstract: An Arabidopsis cDNA clone encoding a DNA-binding protein, RAP-1, was isolated by southwestern screening of an Escherichia coli cDNA expression library. The protein contains a bHLH DNA-binding domain and is homologous to R proteins, regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis. RAP-1 binds to the sequence CACNTG. It is encoded by a single gene, which is expressed to high levels in root and stem and to low levels in leaf and flower. No expression could be detected in siliques. Rap-1 does not correspond to one of the known loci involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis, since it is located at a different map position. In contrast to the maize R protein Lc, RAP-1 did not induce anthocyanin biosynthesis in pea cotyledons. Thus, RAP-1 is a novel member of the bHLH class of DNA-binding proteins.
authors.affiliation: Center for Phytotechnology, Leiden University, Netherlands.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Pater
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Memelink
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kijne
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; C101487:R-sc protein, Zea mays; D015534:Trans-Activators