Plant proteins that interact with nuclear matrix proteins and function as transcriptional activators

摘要

This invention pertains to nucleic acid molecules encoding plant proteins that interact with nuclear matrix proteins and function as transcriptional activators. Using MFP1 and the yeast two-hybrid screen, MAF1 and NMP1 were isolated and sequenced and determined to be novel. Using MAF1 for a second yeast two-hybrid screen, four additional novel proteins have been isolated, sequenced and identified as FLIP1, FLIP2, FLIP3 and FLIP4. The proteins of the instant invention can be used to enhance the level of gene expression in plants and other eukaryotic organisms.