PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Nicotiana tomentosiformis
ARF Family
Species TF ID Description
XP_009589968.1ARF family protein
XP_009590536.1ARF family protein
XP_009590537.1ARF family protein
XP_009590539.1ARF family protein
XP_009592683.1ARF family protein
XP_009592684.1ARF family protein
XP_009592685.1ARF family protein
XP_009592767.1ARF family protein
XP_009594540.1ARF family protein
XP_009598798.1ARF family protein
XP_009598799.1ARF family protein
XP_009598800.1ARF family protein
XP_009598801.1ARF family protein
XP_009602213.1ARF family protein
XP_009602214.1ARF family protein
XP_009602215.1ARF family protein
XP_009602628.1ARF family protein
XP_009602629.1ARF family protein
XP_009602946.1ARF family protein
XP_009602947.1ARF family protein
XP_009602948.1ARF family protein
XP_009602949.1ARF family protein
XP_009602950.1ARF family protein
XP_009602952.1ARF family protein
XP_009602953.1ARF family protein
XP_009602954.1ARF family protein
XP_009605930.1ARF family protein
XP_009605932.1ARF family protein
XP_009605933.1ARF family protein
XP_009605978.1ARF family protein
XP_009605979.1ARF family protein
XP_009612885.1ARF family protein
XP_009616118.1ARF family protein
XP_009616123.1ARF family protein
XP_009620963.1ARF family protein
XP_009621049.1ARF family protein
XP_009625131.1ARF family protein
XP_009625132.1ARF family protein
XP_009625168.1ARF family protein
XP_009625169.1ARF family protein
XP_009627009.1ARF family protein
XP_009627014.1ARF family protein
XP_009627020.1ARF family protein
XP_009627027.1ARF family protein
XP_009627652.1ARF family protein
XP_009627653.1ARF family protein
XP_009627654.1ARF family protein
XP_009627655.1ARF family protein
XP_009627699.1ARF family protein
XP_009631563.1ARF family protein
XP_009631564.1ARF family protein
XP_009631858.1ARF family protein
XP_009631859.1ARF family protein
XP_009631860.1ARF family protein
XP_009631861.1ARF family protein
XP_009631862.1ARF family protein
XP_009631863.1ARF family protein
ARF Family Introduction

Auxin response factors (ARF) are transcription factors that regulate the expression of auxin response genes. ARFs bind with specificity to TGTCTC auxin response elements (AuxRE) in promoters of these genes and function in combination with Aux/IAA (auxin/indole acetic acid) repressors, which dimerize with ARF activators in an auxin-regulated manner.

Most ARFs consist of an amino-terminal DNA-binding domain (DBD), a middle region that functions as an activation domain (AD) or repression domain (RD), and a carboxy-terminal dimerization domain (CTD). The ARF DBD is classified as a plant-specific B3-type, but requires additional amino-terminal and carboxy-terminal amino acids for efficient in vitro binding to TGTCTC AuxREs.

The ARF ADs and RDs are located just carboxy-terminal to the DBDs and contain biased amino acid sequences. ARF ADs are enriched in glutamine along with serine and leucine residues, while ARF RDs are enriched in serine, proline, leucine and glycine residues.

Guilfoyle TJ, Hagen G.
Auxin response factors.
Curr Opin Plant Biol, 2007. 10(5): p. 453-60.
PMID: 17900969