title: Post-translational regulation of plant bZIP factors.
abstract: The post-translational regulation of transcription factors plays an important role in the control of gene expression in eukaryotes. The mechanisms of regulation include not only factor modifications but also regulated protein-protein interaction, protein degradation and intracellular partitioning. In plants, the basic-region leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors contribute to many transcriptional response pathways. Despite this, little is known about their post-translational regulation. Recent findings suggest that plant bZIP factors are under the control of various partially signal-induced and reversible post-translational mechanisms that are crucial for the control of their function. However, the fact that, to date, only a few plant bZIPs have been analyzed with respect to post-translational regulation indicates that we have just identified the tip of an iceberg.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 1, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schütze
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harter
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chaban
mesh_terms: D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D019281:Dimerization; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational
chemical_list: D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D010940:Plant Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases