PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Vigna radiata
Nin-like Family
Species TF ID Description
Vradi01g14220.1Nin-like family protein
Vradi02g03910.1Nin-like family protein
Vradi03g09040.1Nin-like family protein
Vradi0553s00010.1Nin-like family protein
Vradi05g14430.1Nin-like family protein
Vradi05g15890.1Nin-like family protein
Vradi07g17040.1Nin-like family protein
Vradi08g18730.1Nin-like family protein
Vradi10g01040.1Nin-like family protein
Vradi11g07090.1Nin-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