NCBI Accession #
NP_176426.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_104916.4
NCBI Official Full Name
KNOX/ELK homeobox transcription factor
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
BUM; BUM1; BUMBERSHOOT; BUMBERSHOOT 1; F24O1.38; F24O1_38; HOMEOBOX PROTEIN SHOOTMERISTEMLESS; SHL; SHOOT MERISTEMLESS; SHOOTLESS; WALDMEISTER; WALDMEISTER 1; WAM; WAM1
NCBI Protein Information
KNOX/ELK homeobox transcription factor
NCBI Summary
Class I knotted-like homeodomain protein that is required for shoot apical meristem (SAM) formation during embryogenesis and for SAM function throughout the lifetime of the plant. Functions by preventing incorporation of cells in the meristem center into differentiating organ primordia.
UniProt Protein Name
Homeobox protein SHOOT MERISTEMLESS
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q38874
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8RXJ1; Q9MAV3
UniProt Related Accession #
Q38874
UniProt Comments
Required for shoot apical meristem (SAM) formation during embryogenesis. Negatively regulates ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1) and ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2 (AS2 or LBD6). Probably binds to the DNA sequence 5'-TGAC-3'. Binds to RNA .