PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Camelina sativa
Whirly Family
Species TF ID Description
Csa03g018120.1Whirly family protein
Csa04g008230.1Whirly family protein
Csa04g022670.1Whirly family protein
Csa06g002750.1Whirly family protein
Csa07g038230.1Whirly family protein
Csa09g004980.1Whirly family protein
Csa09g072630.1Whirly family protein
Csa16g033970.1Whirly family protein
Csa17g019830.1Whirly family protein
Whirly Family Introduction

Members of the Whirly family of proteins are found throughout the plant kingdom and are predicted to share the ability to bind to single-stranded DNA. Arabidopsis and potato Whirly orthologs act as transcription factors that regulate defense gene expression; the Arabidopsis Whirly protein AtWhy1 contributes to both basal and specific defense responses. Analysis of the crystal structure of potato StWhy1 has provided insight into the DNA-binding mechanism of this family of proteins, their mode of action and possible autoregulation. There is evidence to suggest that Whirly proteins might play roles in processes other than defense responses and could function in the chloroplast as well as in the nucleus.

Desveaux D, Marechal A, Brisson N.
Whirly transcription factors: defense gene regulation and beyond.
Trends Plant Sci, 2005. 10(2): p. 95-102.
PMID: 15708347