The Terminal acidic SANT 1 (Tacs1) gene of maize is expressed in tissues containing meristems and encodes an acidic SANT domain similar to some chromatin-remodeling complex proteins.
While screening for plant homologs of telomeric-complex proteins, we isolated a cDNA for the Terminal acidic SANT 1 (Tacs1) gene of maize, encoding a 45-kDa protein with a C-terminal Myb/SANT-like domain. Gene expression and protein modeling data indicate that the TACS1 protein may function in chromatin remodeling within shoot primordia or other meristem-containing tissues.
Marian
Calin O
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Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4370, USA.
Bass
Hank W
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D002843:Chromatin / Q000235:genetics; D017343:Genes, Plant; D018519:Meristem / Q000235:genetics*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D055672:Static Electricity; D003313:Zea mays / Q000235:genetics*
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002843:Chromatin; D010940:Plant Proteins