Membrane-bound transcription factors in plants.
The ability to activate dormant transcription factors is an important molecular feature of the transcriptional regulatory networks that govern diverse cellular functions. An intriguing example is the controlled proteolytic activation of membrane-bound transcription factors (MTFs). Most MTFs are activated either by intramembrane proteases or by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Recent studies have shown that several members of the bZIP and NAC families in Arabidopsis are membrane-associated and are activated by membrane-associated proteases during stress responses in the endoplasmic reticulum and when the plants experience environmental stresses. A genome-scale analysis shows that over 10% of all transcription factors are membrane bound, indicating that activation of MTFs occurs at the genomic level, allowing transcription to be regulated rapidly under stressful conditions.
Seo
Pil Joon
PJ
Molecular Signaling Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
Kim
Sang-Gyu
SG
Park
Chung-Mo
CM
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D018745:Genome, Plant; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D013312:Stress, Physiological
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D008565:Membrane Proteins