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We have isolated the Arabidopsis heat shock factor gene Athsf1 as genomic and corresponding cDNA sequences via cross-hybridization with tomato clones. Sequence analysis indicates only a partial homology with the HSFs from tomato and other organisms which is confined to the DNA-binding and the oligomerization domains. The gene is constitutively expressed but the level of mRNA for Athsf1 increases two-fold upon heat shock. However, the putative promoter region lacks the canonical heat shock elements. After expression in Escherichia coli the recombinant Athsf1 protein binds specifically to a synthetic oligonucleotide containing five heat shock elements. The native size of recombinant ATHSF1 in vitro is consistent with a trimer as demonstrated by chemical cross-linking and pore exclusion limit analysis.
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The publication is dedicated to Professor Dr. Wolfram Heumann, Universität Erlangen, on occassion of his 80th birthday.
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Hübel, A., Schöffl, F. Arabidopsis heat shock factor: isolation and characterization of the gene and the recombinant protein. Plant Mol Biol 26, 353–362 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00039545
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