ZFP36 — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_4G028610, also known as ZFP36, encodes a C2H2-type zinc finger protein with DNA-binding transcription factor activity and transcription cis-regulatory region binding, localizing to the nucleus in barrel medic (Medicago truncatula) chromosome 4. The gene is associated with compound leaf morphogenesis, leaf morphogenesis, and general morphogenesis, as well as wax and primary alcohol anabolism, auxin signaling, response to oxidative stress, and response to thirst. It is also linked to autotrophy, spore formation, and regulation of DNA-templated transcription. Related genes in other species, such as C2H2-type domain-containing proteins, are linked by sequence similarity, though these associations are not yet established for ZFP36 itself.