InterPro domain: IPR038933

This entry includes a group of plant transcriptional repressors, known as Ovate proteins. In Arabidopsis, there are 18 Ovate family members [ 1 ]. They function as transcriptional repressors that regulate growth and development in plants [ 2 , 3 , 4 ].

1. Arabidopsis ovate family proteins, a novel transcriptional repressor family, control multiple aspects of plant growth and development. PLoS ONE 6, e23896
2. A new class of regulatory genes underlying the cause of pear-shaped tomato fruit. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99, 13302-6
3. Arabidopsis Ovate Family Protein 1 is a transcriptional repressor that suppresses cell elongation. Plant J. 50, 858-72