| Location: Details of CHROMO-DOMAIN family |
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CHROMO-DOMAIN |
| Family Type |
Chromatin remodeling & transcriptional activation |
| Plant Specific |
No |
| Functional Domains |
Chromatin organizers and participating in the assembly of multiprotein complexes |
| Must-have InterProScan Domain Pattern |
IPR000953 or IPR017984 or IPR016197 |
| Prohibited InterProScan Domain Pattern |
IPR000330 |
| Description |
The CHROMO (CHRromatin Organization MOdifier) domain is predominantly associated with chromatin modification complexes. A Chromo domain located near the amino terminus of a protein is called ??amino chromo?? or simple chromo domain when it is present in the carboxy terminus of a protein it is called ??chromo shadow?? domain. Chromo domain is present in Heterochromatin-associated protein 1 (HP1) protein in drosophila as well as in Arabidopsis. HP1 proteins is implicated in heterochromatin formation and gene silencing.
Reference:
1. A. Zemach, Y. Li, H. Ben-Meir, M. Oliva, A. Mosquna, V. Kiss, Y. Avivi, N. Ohad, G. Grafi, Different domains control the localization and mobility of LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN1 in Arabidopsis nuclei. Plant Cell 18, 133 (2006) |
| Cross-reference to other databases |
The family is only defined in PlantTFcat.
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