PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Jatropha curcas
bZIP Family
Species TF ID Description
Jcr4S00002.130bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00022.240bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00074.80bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00121.110bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00121.120bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00146.190bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00208.150bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00210.60bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00284.50bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00296.40bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00544.40bZIP family protein
Jcr4S00579.30bZIP family protein
Jcr4S01086.80bZIP family protein
Jcr4S01136.60bZIP family protein
Jcr4S01220.30bZIP family protein
Jcr4S01221.80bZIP family protein
Jcr4S01557.30bZIP family protein
Jcr4S01598.50bZIP family protein
Jcr4S02641.40bZIP family protein
Jcr4S02741.40bZIP family protein
Jcr4S02862.40bZIP family protein
Jcr4S02920.20bZIP family protein
Jcr4S03002.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S03151.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S03153.40bZIP family protein
Jcr4S03743.20bZIP family protein
Jcr4S03790.30bZIP family protein
Jcr4S04040.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S04100.30bZIP family protein
Jcr4S04307.60bZIP family protein
Jcr4S04480.30bZIP family protein
Jcr4S04929.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S05310.40bZIP family protein
Jcr4S05391.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S05882.20bZIP family protein
Jcr4S06409.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S07591.30bZIP family protein
Jcr4S08050.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S09910.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S09941.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S10848.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S11357.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S11913.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S11921.30bZIP family protein
Jcr4S11965.20bZIP family protein
Jcr4S12915.30bZIP family protein
Jcr4S13202.20bZIP family protein
Jcr4S14409.20bZIP family protein
Jcr4S14510.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S15311.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S20011.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4S22404.10bZIP family protein
Jcr4U29916.20bZIP family protein
Jcr4U31205.10bZIP 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