ZFP8 zinc finger protein 8 [Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: ZFP8
Official Full Name: zinc finger protein 8
Primary source: TAIR:AT2G41940
Locus tag: AT2G41940
See related: Araport:AT2G41940
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as: T6D20.16; T6D20_16; zinc finger protein 8; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN8
Summary: Encodes a zinc finger protein containing only a single zinc finger.
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Chromosome 2 - NC_003071.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

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ZFP8 is the direct target of ZFP5 in controlling epidermal cell differentiation.
Title: Zinc finger protein5 is required for the control of trichome initiation by acting upstream of zinc finger protein8 in Arabidopsis.

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

NM_129758.3

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info	PubMed
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in negative regulation of abscisic acid-activated signaling pathway	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of DNA-templated transcription	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within trichome differentiation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in trichome morphogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in nucleus	ISM Inferred from Sequence Model more info

NP_181725.1

zinc finger protein 8 (ZFP8); FUNCTIONS IN: sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity, zinc ion binding, nucleic acid binding; INVOLVED IN: trichome differentiation, regulation of transcription; LOCATED IN: intracellular; EXPRESSED IN: 15 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 13 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Zinc finger, C2H2-like (InterPro:IPR015880), Zinc finger, C2H2-type (InterPro:IPR007087); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: C2H2 and C2HC zinc fingers superfamily protein (TAIR:AT3G58070.1); Has 1033 Blast hits to 1031 proteins in 54 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 9; Metazoa - 26; Fungi - 10; Plants - 958; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 30 (source: NCBI BLink).