ATP is required for the binding, but is not hydrolyzed until a later stage. The transcription factor ABF1 binds to the B3 element; this assists initiation by affecting chromatin structure, but it is the events that occur at the A and B1 elements that actually cause initiation

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Dihydrozeatin (DZ) and isopentenyl adenine (iP) also are commonly found in higher plants and bacteria.

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Cytokinin biosynthesis, catalyzed by isopentenyl transferase (IPT), is the addition of the isopentenyl side chain from DMAPP (dimethylallyl diphosphate) to an adenosine moiety (ATP or ADP). iPRTP or iPRDP is converted to ZTP or ZDP respectively by cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (CYP735A) and eventually is converted to zeatin.

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Many plant tissues contain the enzyme cytokinin oxidase, which cleaves the side chain from zeatin (both cis and trans), zeatin riboside, iP, and their N-glucosides, but not their O-glucoside derivatives

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Cytokinin Primary site of synthesis -- root tips. High concentrations -- immature seeds and developing fruits

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Biological effects of cytokinins

Removes       Promotes accumulation of G1 cyclins (CycD)

inhibitory

phosphate 

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Cytokinin has been linked to the activation of a Cdc25- like phosphatase, whose role is to remove an inhibitory phosphate group from the Cdc2 kinase.  Cytokinins elevate the expression of the CYCD3 gene, which encodes a D-type cyclin