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The nuclear receptor homologue Ftz-F1 and the homeodomain protein Ftz are mutually dependent cofactors
Nuclear hormone receptors and homeodomain proteins are two classes of transcription factor that regulate major developmental processes. Both depend on interactions with other proteins for specificity and activity. The Drosophila gene fushi tarazu (ftz) y which encodes a homeodomain protein 1 (Ftz),...
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Published in: | Nature (London) 1997-02, Vol.385 (6616), p.548-552 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Nuclear hormone receptors and homeodomain proteins are two classes of transcription factor that regulate major developmental processes. Both depend on interactions with other proteins for specificity and activity. The
Drosophila
gene
fushi tarazu (ftz)
y which encodes a homeodomain protein
1
(Ftz), is required zygo-tically for the formation of alternate segments in the developing embryo
2
. Here we show that the orphan nuclear receptor α Ftz-Fl (ref. 3), which is deposited in the egg during oogenesis
4
, is an obligatory cofactor for Ftz. The two proteins interact specifically and directly, both
in vitro
and
in vivo
, through a conserved domain in the Ftz polypeptide. This interaction suggests that other nuclear receptor/homeodomain protein interactions maybe important and common in developing organisms. |
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ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |
DOI: | 10.1038/385548a0 |