title: Sequence-specific binding property of Arabidopsis thaliana telomeric DNA binding protein 1 (AtTBP1).
abstract: We have identified an Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA, designated as AtTBP1, encoding a protein with a predicted size of 70.6 kDa that specifically binds to the plant telomeric repeat sequence TTTAGGG. AtTBP1 is present as a single-copy gene in Arabidopsis genome and is expressed ubiquitously in various organs. AtTBP1 has a single Myb telomeric DNA binding domain at the C-terminus and an extensive homology with other known telomere-binding proteins. The isolated C-terminus of AtTBP1 is capable of sequence-specific DNA binding to plant duplex telomeric DNA. These results suggest that AtTBP1 may play important roles in plant telomere function in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Yonsei University, 120-749, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000378:metabolism*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C434737:TBP1 protein, Arabidopsis