PBF-2-like Transcription Factor Family
Desveaux et al. 2005: Members of the Whirly family of proteins are found throughout the
plant kingdom and are predicted to share the ability to bind to single-stranded DNA.
Arabidopsis and potato Whirly orthologs act as transcription factors that regulate
defense gene expression; the Arabidopsis Whirly protein AtWhy1 contributes to both
basal and specific defense responses. Analysis of the crystal structure of potato
StWhy1 has provided insight into the DNA-binding mechanism of this family of proteins,
their mode of action and possible autoregulation. There is evidence to suggest that
Whirly proteins might play roles in processes other than defense responses and could
function in the chloroplast as well as in the nucleus.
(Taken from
PlnTFDB).
Notes: PBF-2-like is missed in PlantTFDB and TOBFAC.
10 PBF-2-like predicted putative transcription factor
peptide,
CDS,
and cDNA sequeneces;
blast HSP, and multiple sequence alignment in
Soy TFKB.
4 genes listed in PlnTFDB for Arabidopsis.
Last updated by Dr. Jeff Chen on July 20, 2009.