PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Cucumis melo
bZIP Family
Species TF ID Description
MELO3C002059P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C003443P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C003686P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C003686P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C003686P3bZIP family protein
MELO3C003794P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C004378P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C004728P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C004728P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C004728P3bZIP family protein
MELO3C005173P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C006054P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C006054P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C006054P3bZIP family protein
MELO3C006784P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C006794P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C007655P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C007811P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C007865P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C008128P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C008128P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C008356P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C009455P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C009468P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C009647P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C009730P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C009753P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C010435P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C010788P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C010850P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C010967P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C011167P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C011250P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C011250P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C011388P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C011388P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C011550P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C011668P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C011839P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C011839P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C012181P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C012485P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C012485P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C013357P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C013357P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C013407P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C013408P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C013748P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C013820P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C014384P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C015377P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C015611P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C015611P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C015754P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C015925P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C016400P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C016835P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C017064P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C017572P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C017572P3bZIP family protein
MELO3C017918P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C018458P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C018845P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C018916P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C019429P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C019429P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C019925P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C020145P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C020818P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C020818P2bZIP family protein
MELO3C021421P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C021427P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C022062P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C023318P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C023710P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C024087P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C025623P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C026879P1bZIP family protein
MELO3C027202P1bZIP family protein
bZIP 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.

Jakoby M, Weisshaar B, Droge-Laser W, Vicente-Carbajosa J, Tiedemann J, Kroj T, Parcy F
bZIP transcription factors in Arabidopsis.
Trends Plant Sci, 2002. 7(3): p. 106-11.
PMID: 11906833