title: bZIP transcription factors in Arabidopsis.
abstract: In plants, basic region/leucine zipper motif (bZIP) transcription factors regulate processes including pathogen defence, light and stress signalling, seed maturation and flower development. The Arabidopsis genome sequence contains 75 distinct members of the bZIP family, of which approximately 50 are not described in the literature. Using common domains, the AtbZIP family can be subdivided into ten groups. Here, we review the available data on bZIP functions in the context of subgroup membership and discuss the interacting proteins. This integration is essential for a complete functional characterization of bZIP transcription factors in plants, and to identify functional redundancies among AtbZIP factors.
authors.affiliation: MPI for Plant Breeding Research, 50829, Köln, Germany.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakoby
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weisshaar
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dröge-Laser
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vicente-Carbajosa
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tiedemann
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kroj
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parcy
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D051790:G-Box Binding Factors; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D016350:Leucine Zippers / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005810:Multigene Family; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051790:G-Box Binding Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors