MBF1 Transcription Factor Family

Multiprotein bridging factor 1 (MBF1) is known to be a transcriptional co-activator that mediates transcriptional activation by bridging between an activator and a TATA-box binding protein (TBP). We demonstrated that expression of every three MBF1 from Arabidopsis partially rescues the yeast mbf1 mutant phenotype, indicating that all of them function as co-activators for GCN4-dependent transcriptional activation. We also report that each of their subtypes shows distinct tissue-specific expression patterns and responses to phytohormones. These observations suggest that even though they share a similar biochemical function, each MBF1 has distinct roles in various tissues and conditions.
  • 3 predicted MBF1 TF peptide, CDS, and cDNA sequences; blast HSP, and multiple sequence alignment in Soy - TFKB.
  • 8 MBF1 protein and DNA with annotations for soybean in PlantTFDB. Most are partial sequences.
    Last updated by Dr. Jeff Chen on June 5, 2009.