PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Petunia axillaris
Nin-like Family
Species TF ID Description
Peaxi162Scf00029g00319.1Nin-like family protein
Peaxi162Scf00074g00543.1Nin-like family protein
Peaxi162Scf00102g00189.1Nin-like family protein
Peaxi162Scf00126g00813.1Nin-like family protein
Peaxi162Scf00274g00057.1Nin-like family protein
Peaxi162Scf00362g00156.1Nin-like family protein
Peaxi162Scf00391g00424.1Nin-like family protein
Peaxi162Scf00711g00212.1Nin-like family protein
Peaxi162Scf00740g00141.1Nin-like family protein
Peaxi162Scf00789g00013.1Nin-like family protein
Peaxi162Scf00809g00213.1Nin-like family protein
Nin-like Family Introduction

Nodule inception initially relies on cell competence in a narrow infection zone located just behind the growing root tip. Older nodules then regulate the number of nodules on a root system by suppressing the development of nodule primordia. Nin (for nodule inception) is required for the formation of infection threads and the initiation of primordia. NIN protein has regional similarity to transcription factors, and the predicted DNA-binding/dimerization domain identifies and typifies a consensus motif conserved in plant proteins with a function in nitrogen-controlled development.

The nitrogen regulation of nodule organogenesis and Chlamydomonas gametogenesis together with the conserved domain embedding the RWP-RK motif of NIN and Mid indicate that this domain is involved in the regulation of genes controlled by nitrogen status. Because the conserved domain was found only in proteins from algae and higher plants, this class of regulator proteins probably evolved after the common ancestor of algae and plants diverged from the other eukaryotes.

Schauser L, Roussis A, Stiller J, Stougaard J.
A plant regulator controlling development of symbiotic root nodules
Nature. 1999 Nov 11;402(6758):191-5.
PMID: 10647012