Protein
Homeobox protein SHOOT MERISTEMLESS
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Function
Required for shoot apical meristem (SAM) formation during embryogenesis. Negatively regulates ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1) and ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2 (AS2 or LBD6). Probably binds to the DNA sequence 5'-TGAC-3'. Binds to RNA (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the TALE/KNOX homeobox family.
Sequence
MESGSNSTSCPMAFAGDNSDGPMCPMMMMMPPIMTSHQHHGHDHQHQQQEHDGYAYQSHHQQSSSLFLQSLAPPQGTKNKVASSSSPSSCAPAYSLMEIHHNEIVAGGINPCSSSSSSASVKAKIMAHPHYHRLLAAYVNCQKVGAPPEVVARLEEACSSAAAAAASMGPTGCLGEDPGLDQFMEAYCEMLVKYEQELSKPFKEAMVFLQRVECQFKSLSLSSPSSFSGYGETAIDRNNNGSSEEEVDMNNEFVDPQAEDRELKGQLLRKYSGYLGSLKQEFMKKRKKGKLPKEARQQLLDWWSRHYKWPYPSEQQKLALAESTGLDQKQINNWFINQRKRHWKPSEDMQFVVMDATHPHHYFMDNVLGNPFPMDHISSTML