Global Analysis of Cereal microProteins Suggests Diverse Roles in Crop Development and Environmental Adaptation.

ABSTRACT: MicroProteins are a class of small single-domain proteins that post-translationally regulate larger multidomain proteins from which they evolved or which they relate to. They disrupt the normal function of their targets by forming microProtein-target heterodimers through compatible protein-protein interaction (PPI) domains. Recent studies confirm the significance of microProteins in the fine-tuning of plant developmental processes such as shoot apical meristem maintenance and flowering time regulation. While there are a number of well-characterized microProteins in Arabidopsis thaliana, studies from more complex plant genomes are still missing. We have previously developed miPFinder, a software for identifying microProteins from annotated genomes. Here we present an improved version

SUBMITTER: Bhati KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7534434 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature