The light-regulated Arabidopsis bZIP transcription factor gene ATB2 encodes a protein with an unusually long leucine zipper domain

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作者
Rook, F [1 ]
Weisbeek, P [1 ]
Smeekens, S [1 ]
机构
[1] John Innes Ctr Plant Sci Res, Dept Mol Genet, Norwich NR4 7UH, Norfolk, England
关键词
Arabidopsis; bZIP transcription factor; light-regulated gene expression;
D O I
10.1023/A:1005964327725
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A light-regulated basic domain/leucine zipper gene, ATB2, was identified in an Arabidopsis thaliana transcription factor gene collection. Both genomic and cDNA clones of ATB2 were isolated. The gene encodes a small protein (18 kDa) which mainly consists of the basic domain and an unusually long leucine zipper. The expression of the ATB2 gene is induced when etiolated or dark-adapted seedlings are transferred to the light. Moreover, its expression is derepressed in dark-grown seedlings of the photomorphogenic mutants cop1 and det1. In mature plants, transcript levels are particularly high in flowers and also light-responsive in these tissues.
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页数:8
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