Information report for Tp7g36940
Gene Details
Functional Annotation
- Refseq: NP_001031810.1 — Basic-leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor family protein
- Refseq: NP_849520.1 — Basic-leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor family protein
- TrEMBL: A0A178UWI2 — A0A178UWI2_ARATH; Uncharacterized protein
- TrEMBL: Q8H1F0 — Q8H1F0_ARATH; Basic-leucine zipper (BZIP) transcription factor family protein
- STRING: AT4G38900.1 — (Arabidopsis thaliana)
- GO:0006355 — Biological Process — regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
- GO:0005634 — Cellular Component — nucleus
- GO:0005829 — Cellular Component — cytosol
- GO:0003700 — Molecular Function — transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
- GO:0043565 — Molecular Function — sequence-specific DNA binding
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 and News
Gene Resources
Homologs
- Arabidopsis thaliana: AT4G38900.3, AT4G38900.2, AT4G38900.1
- Brassica napus: GSBRNA2T00018899001, GSBRNA2T00150876001
- Brassica rapa: XP_009109520.1, XP_009109519.1, XP_009109518.1, XP_009109517.1
- Raphanus raphanistrum: RrC5291_p1
Sequences
CDS Sequence:
- >Tp7g36940|Thellungiella_parvula|bZIP|Tp7g36940
ATGGGTGATACAGAGAAGTGTAACACTGATATGATCCAGAGGCTCCATTCATCATTCGGCACATCGTCTTGTTCGATTCCGAAACAGCCTATTTCTCAGCTCGAATTAAACCCTAATTTTATCCACTCCCAGTTCTCCTCGATGCCGTTTAGTGACAGTGGCAAACGAATCGGTGTTCCTCCGTCGCACCCCAACTTAATCCCGCTCTACTCTCAGATCCCGACGACCCGACCACAACCCGGCCCGCAGAATTTCAACCCGGGACCTTCTCATTCACGGTCAATGTCACAGCCTTCCTCTTTCTTCTCCTTCGATTCCTTGCCTCCCTTAAGCCCTTCTCCGTTTCGCGATCACGACGTCTCGATGGAGGACAGAGATTCCGGCGGGTTTAACAACAACAACAACAACGCTTCTTCGTTGTTGCCTCCGTCGCCGTTCACGAGGTGTAACTCTACCTCTTCGAGGGTCGTCGGCGAGAGTCTACCTCCGAGAAAGTCTCATAGACGGTCCAACAGTGATATCCCCAGTGGGTTTAATTCGATTCCTCCAAGACCATTGGAGAGGTCGATTTCCGGCGGGGAATGCGCTGATTGGTCAAAGGCCACTCCTCTCGTGAAGAAGGAATCCAGCTGCGAAAGAGAAGGCGTCGGAGAGAGGGAAGCCATGGATGATCTCTTCTCAGCGTATATGAATCTTGAAAACATTGATGTCTTAAACTCCTCGGAAGCTGATGATAGCAAGAACGGTATTCAGAATCGGGATGATATGGAGAGCAGCAGAGCAAGCGGGACCAAGACTAACGGTAGTGATACAGAGGGAGAAAGCAGCAGTGTGAATGAGAGTGGCAATCAAAAGAGAGAAAGCGTGAAGAGAAGAGCGGGCGAGGGAGACATTGCTCCTACGAGCAGACATTTCAGGAGTGTTTCTGTGGACAGTTGTTTCATGGACAAGTTGTCTTTCGGCCAAGAGTCGCTAAAGCCGCCTCCTTCTCCCGGAACTATGTCACGGAAAGTTTCCCCTACCAATTCGGTTGATGGGAACTCGGGTTTAGGGTTTAGCATCGAGTTTAAGAACGGTGAGTTTACTGCAGCGGAAATGAAGAAGATCATGGCAAATGATAAACTAGCAGAGATGGCCATGTCTGACCCTAAGCGTGTCAAAAGAATCTTGGCGAACCGTCAGTCTGCAGCGCGGTCAAAGGAGAGGAAGATGCGGTACATAGTGGAATTGGAACACAAAGTACAGACTCTTCAGACCGAGGCTACTACATTGTCTGCTCAGCTCACGCTTTTGCAGAGAGATATGATGGGGTTGACAAACCAGAACAATGAGCTCAAGTTTCGTCTTCAAGCAATGGAGCAGCAAGCACGGCTTCGCGATGCTCTGAACGAAGCACTGAATGGGGAAGTCCAGCGTCTGAAATTGGCAATCGGTGAGACCAGCCACAACGAATCTGACAGATCAAAGATGCAATCACTCAACGCCGAGATGTTCCAGCAACTCAACATCAGCCAGTTCAGACAGCAGCCACAGTGTCAGTCTCAGCAGAAGCAGAATGGAACCAACTCAACAAAACCCGAGTCAAATGAATAG
Protein Sequence:
- >Tp7g36940|Thellungiella_parvula|bZIP|Tp7g36940
MGDTEKCNTDMIQRLHSSFGTSSCSIPKQPISQLELNPNFIHSQFSSMPFSDSGKRIGVPPSHPNLIPLYSQIPTTRPQPGPQNFNPGPSHSRSMSQPSSFFSFDSLPPLSPSPFRDHDVSMEDRDSGGFNNNNNNASSLLPPSPFTRCNSTSSRVVGESLPPRKSHRRSNSDIPSGFNSIPPRPLERSISGGECADWSKATPLVKKESSCEREGVGEREAMDDLFSAYMNLENIDVLNSSEADDSKNGIQNRDDMESSRASGTKTNGSDTEGESSSVNESGNQKRESVKRRAGEGDIAPTSRHFRSVSVDSCFMDKLSFGQESLKPPPSPGTMSRKVSPTNSVDGNSGLGFSIEFKNGEFTAAEMKKIMANDKLAEMAMSDPKRVKRILANRQSAARSKERKMRYIVELEHKVQTLQTEATTLSAQLTLLQRDMMGLTNQNNELKFRLQAMEQQARLRDALNEALNGEVQRLKLAIGETSHNESDRSKMQSLNAEMFQQLNISQFRQQPQCQSQQKQNGTNSTKPESNE