title: The G-box: a ubiquitous regulatory DNA element in plants bound by the GBF family of bZIP proteins.
abstract: The G-box (CACGTG) is a ubiquitous, cis-acting DNA regulatory element found in plant genomes. Proteins known as G-box factors (GBFs) bind to G-boxes in a context-specific manner, mediating a wide variety of gene expression patterns. We suggest that, as for many biological systems, different combinations of these common elements can lead to diversity and specificity in the regulation of plant gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Menkens
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schindler
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cashmore
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000737:chemistry*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D016350:Leucine Zippers; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins