Gene Details:

Protein Features:

Annotation Proteins:

  • Refseq:  XP_023895854.1  — bZIP transcription factor 53-like
  • Swissprot:  Q9LZP8  — BZP53_ARATH; bZIP transcription factor 53
  • TrEMBL:  A0A2N9IR60  — A0A2N9IR60_FAGSY; Uncharacterized protein
  • STRING:  XP_010087242.1  — (Morus notabilis)

Gene Ontology:

  • GO:0006971  — Biological Process — hypotonic response
  • GO:0009267  — Biological Process — cellular response to starvation
  • GO:0045893  — Biological Process — positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
  • GO:2000693  — Biological Process — positive regulation of seed maturation
  • GO:0005634  — Cellular Component — nucleus
  • GO:0003700  — Molecular Function — transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
  • GO:0043565  — Molecular Function — sequence-specific DNA binding
  • GO:0046982  — Molecular Function — protein heterodimerization activity

Family Introduction:

  • The bZIP domain consists of two structural features located on a contiguous alpha-helix: first, a basic region of ~ 16 amino acid residues containing a nuclear localization signal followed by an invariant N-x7-R/K motif that contacts the DNA; and, second, a heptad repeat of leucines or other bulky hydrophobic amino acids positioned exactly nine amino acids towards the C-terminus, creating an amphipathic helix. To bind DNA, two subunits adhere via interactions between the hydrophobic sides of their helices, which creates a superimposing coiled-coil structure. The ability to form homo- and heterodimers is influenced by the electrostatic attraction and repulsion of polar residues flanking the hydrophobic interaction surface of the helices.
  • Plant bZIP proteins preferentially bind to DNA sequences with an ACGT core. Binding specificity is regulated by flanking nucleotides. Plant bZIPs preferentially bind to the A-box (TACGTA), C-box (GACGTC) and G-box (CACGTG), but there are also examples of nonpalindromic binding sites.

Literature:

Sequences:

CDS Sequence:
  • >augustus_masked-scaffold01845-abinit-gene-0.6-mRNA-1|Castanea_mollissima|bZIP|augustus_masked-scaffold01845-abinit-gene-0.6-mRNA-1
Protein Sequence:
  • >augustus_masked-scaffold01845-abinit-gene-0.6-mRNA-1|Castanea_mollissima|bZIP|augustus_masked-scaffold01845-abinit-gene-0.6-mRNA-1
    MASIQRPASSGSGSDVAIDERKRKRMLSNRESARRSRMRKQKQLEDLTDEVTRLQLSNRDLVQKINAKERNYGAIESANNVLRAQHAELTDRLRSLNSVLQMIEEMSGFSVDIPEIPDSMMNPWQLNRPIQPIMADMFLP