B3

B3 DNA binding domain
B3
SMART accession number:SM01019
Description: Two DNA binding proteins, RAV1 and RAV2 from Arabidopsis thaliana contain two distinct amino acid sequence domains found only in higher plant species. The N-terminal regions of RAV1 and RAV2 are homologous to the AP2 DNA-binding domain (see ) present in a family of transcription factors, while the C-terminal region exhibits homology to the highly conserved C-terminal domain, designated B3, of VP1/ABI3 transcription factors (PUBMED:9862967). The AP2 and B3-like domains of RAV1 bind autonomously to the CAACA and CACCTG motifs, respectively, and together achieve a high affinity and specificity of binding. It has been suggested that the AP2 and B3-like domains of RAV1 are connected by a highly flexible structure enabling the two domains to bind to the CAACA and CACCTG motifs in various spacings and orientations (PUBMED:9862967).
Interpro abstract (IPR003340):

Two DNA binding proteins, RAV1 and RAV2 from Arabidopsis thaliana contain two distinct amino acid sequence domains found only in higher plant species. The N-terminal regions of RAV1 and RAV2 are homologous to the AP2 DNA-binding domain (see IPR001471 ) present in a family of transcription factors, while the C-terminal region exhibits homology to the highly conserved C-terminal domain, designated B3, of VP1/ABI3 transcription factors [ (PUBMED:9862967) ]. The AP2 and B3-like domains of RAV1 bind autonomously to the CAACA and CACCTG motifs, respectively, and together achieve a high affinity and specificity of binding. It has been suggested that the AP2 and B3-like domains of RAV1 are connected by a highly flexible structure enabling the two domains to bind to the CAACA and CACCTG motifs in various spacings and orientations [ (PUBMED:9862967) ].

This entry represents the B3 DNA binding domain. Its DNA binding activity has been demonstrated [ (PUBMED:9165754) ]. The B3 domain can be found in one or more copies.

GO function:DNA binding (GO:0003677)
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There are 17114 B3 domains in 11617 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.

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