@article{fdi:010088791,
  title = {{T}he emerging functions of mini zinc finger ({MIF}) microproteins in seed plants : a minireview},
  author = {{T}hiaw, {M}. {R}. {N}. and {G}antet, {P}ascal},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}ini zinc fingers constitute a class of microproteins that appeared early in evolution and expanded in seeds plants. {I}n this review, the phylogenetic history, the functions and the mode of action of {M}ini zinc fingers in plants are reported and discussed. {I}t appears that mini zinc fingers play an important role in the control of plant development. {T}hey are involved in the control of cell division and expansion, in the switch between the determinate/indeterminate state of the meristems and in the regulation of vege-tative growth and floral organ development. {T}heir biochemical mode of action seems to be diverse. {I}n some studies, it has been reported that mini zinc fingers can directly bind to {DNA} and activate target gene expression, whereas other studies have shown that they can interact with and inhibit the activity of specific zinc finger homeodomain transcription factors or act as adaptor proteins necessary to aggregate polymeric protein complexes corresponding to chromatin remodelling factors negatively regulating the expression of specific genes. {T}he diversity of mode of action for mini zinc finger microproteins suggests a wider range of biological functions than what has been that described in the literature thus far, and their involvement in the response to biotic and abiotic stresses should be further investigated in future studies.(c) 2023 {E}lsevier {B}.{V}. and {S}ociete {F}rancaise de {B}iochimie et {B}iologie {M}oleculaire ({SFBBM}). {A}ll rights reserved.},
  keywords = {{M}icroprotein ; {M}ini zinc finger ; {T}ranscription factor ; {H}omeodomain zinc finger ; {C}hromatin remodelling complex ; {P}lant development},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iochimie},
  volume = {218},
  numero = {},
  pages = {69--75},
  ISSN = {0300-9084},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.biochi.2023.09.016},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088791},
}