PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
bZIP Family
Species TF ID Description
Do000158.1bZIP family protein
Do000925.1bZIP family protein
Do001279.1bZIP family protein
Do001517.1bZIP family protein
Do002283.1bZIP family protein
Do003647.1bZIP family protein
Do003967.1bZIP family protein
Do004051.1bZIP family protein
Do004405.1bZIP family protein
Do004741.1bZIP family protein
Do004790.1bZIP family protein
Do005783.1bZIP family protein
Do005899.1bZIP family protein
Do006203.1bZIP family protein
Do006499.1bZIP family protein
Do006839.1bZIP family protein
Do006856.1bZIP family protein
Do006901.1bZIP family protein
Do007016.1bZIP family protein
Do007290.1bZIP family protein
Do007770.1bZIP family protein
Do007934.1bZIP family protein
Do009051.1bZIP family protein
Do009172.1bZIP family protein
Do009273.1bZIP family protein
Do009338.1bZIP family protein
Do009343.1bZIP family protein
Do009463.1bZIP family protein
Do010805.1bZIP family protein
Do011628.1bZIP family protein
Do011667.1bZIP family protein
Do011673.1bZIP family protein
Do013192.1bZIP family protein
Do013483.1bZIP family protein
Do013733.1bZIP family protein
Do013816.1bZIP family protein
Do013831.1bZIP family protein
Do013931.1bZIP family protein
Do014284.1bZIP family protein
Do014473.1bZIP family protein
Do014479.1bZIP family protein
Do014532.1bZIP family protein
Do014545.1bZIP family protein
Do014583.1bZIP family protein
Do014783.1bZIP family protein
Do015233.1bZIP family protein
Do015291.1bZIP family protein
Do015389.1bZIP family protein
Do016046.1bZIP family protein
Do016076.1bZIP family protein
Do016676.1bZIP family protein
Do016755.1bZIP family protein
Do016806.1bZIP family protein
Do017188.1bZIP family protein
Do017830.1bZIP family protein
Do017868.1bZIP family protein
Do018112.1bZIP family protein
Do018519.1bZIP family protein
Do019134.1bZIP family protein
Do020983.1bZIP family protein
Do021533.1bZIP family protein
Do021595.1bZIP family protein
Do021723.1bZIP family protein
Do022005.1bZIP family protein
Do022457.1bZIP family protein
Do023080.1bZIP family protein
Do023208.1bZIP family protein
Do023573.1bZIP family protein
Do023667.1bZIP family protein
Do023703.1bZIP family protein
Do023900.1bZIP family protein
Do024083.1bZIP family protein
Do024232.1bZIP family protein
Do025833.1bZIP family protein
Do026281.1bZIP family protein
Do029529.1bZIP family protein
Do029553.1bZIP family protein
Do029794.1bZIP 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