biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 53:1-4, 2009 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-009-0001-7

Protect and regulate: Recent findings on plant POT1-like proteins

G. Rotková1, E. Sŭkorová1,2, J. Fajkus1,2,*
1 Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Single-stranded DNA-binding proteins form protective caps at the chromosome ends and their binding is important in the regulation of telomerase access to telomeres. This group of proteins is represented by POT1 proteins described in yeast, humans and other model organisms. Here we review recent findings obtained in Arabidopsis POT1-like paralogs, namely the observed diversity in their interaction features and corresponding functions.

Keywords: Arabidopsis; double-stranded DNA; single-stranded DNA; telomeres
Subjects: DNA-binding proteins; double-stranded DNA; single-stranded DNA; telomeres

Received: October 11, 2007; Accepted: February 15, 2008; Published: March 1, 2009  Show citation

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Rotková, G., Sŭkorová, E., & Fajkus, J. (2009). Protect and regulate: Recent findings on plant POT1-like proteins. Biologia plantarum, 53(1), 1-4. doi: 10.1007/s10535-009-0001-7
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