Nrf1


Domain
Nrf1_DNA-bind domain
Group
Basic Domians group
PFAM
PF10491
Desciption
In Drosophila, the erect wing (ewg) protein is required for proper development of the central nervous system and the indirect flight muscles. The fly ewg gene encodes a novel DNA-binding domain that is also found in four genes previously identified in sea urchin, chicken, zebrafish, and human [1]. Nuclear respiratory factor-1 is a transcriptional activator that has been implicated in the nuclear control of respiratory chain expression in vertebrates. The first 26 amino acids of nuclear respiratory factor-1 are required for the binding of dynein light chain. The interaction with dynein light chain is observed for both ewg and Nrf-1, transcription factors that are structurally and functionally similar between humans and Drosophila [2]. The highest level of expression of both ewg and Nrf-1 was found in the central nervous system, somites, first branchial arch, optic vesicle, and otic vesicle. In the mouse Nrf-1 protein, Swiss-Prot:Q8C4C0 there is also an NLS domain at 88-116, and a DNA binding and dimerisation domain at 127-282. Ewg is a site-specific transcriptional activator, and evolutionarily conserved regions of ewg contribute both positively and negatively to transcriptional activity [3].
Rederence
  • Coding sequence, chromosomal localization, and expression pattern of Nrf1: the mouse homolog of Drosophila erect wing. Schaefer L, Engman H, Miller JB. Mamm. Genome 11, 104-10, (2000).
  • Conserved regions of the Drosophila erect wing protein contribute both positively and negatively to transcriptional activity. Fazio IK, Bolger TA, Gill G. J. Biol. Chem. 276, 18710-6, (2001).
  • Dynein light chain interacts with NRF-1 and EWG, structurally and functionally related transcription factors from humans and drosophila. Herzig RP, Andersson U, Scarpulla RC. J. Cell. Sci. 113 Pt 23, 4263-73, (2000).

Statistic of Transcription Factors




Transcription Factor Table

Species


Gene ID Insect Gene Name Gene Symbol
iTF_00000051 Abrostola tripartita Atri011389.1 ewg
iTF_00000052 Abrostola tripartita Atri016359.1 -