scholarly journals Arabidopsis Basic Leucine-Zipper Transcription Factors TGA9 and TGA10 Interact with Floral Glutaredoxins ROXY1 and ROXY2 and Are Redundantly Required for Anther Development

2010 ◽  
Vol 154 (3) ◽  
pp. 1492-1504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jhadeswar Murmu ◽  
Michael J. Bush ◽  
Catherine DeLong ◽  
Shutian Li ◽  
Mingli Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Anther Development ◽  
Basic Leucine Zipper

scholarly journals Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the bZIP Transcription Factors in the Mycoparasite Coniothyrium minitans

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1045
Author(s):  
Yuping Xu ◽  
Yongchun Wang ◽  
Huizhang Zhao ◽  
Mingde Wu ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Gene Family ◽  
Expression Analysis ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Coniothyrium Minitans ◽  
Basic Leucine Zipper ◽  
Bzip Domain ◽  
Conidial Development

The basic leucine zipper (bZIP) proteins family is one of the largest and most diverse transcription factors, widely distributed in eukaryotes. However, no information is available regarding the bZIP gene family in Coniothyrium minitans, an important biocontrol agent of the plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. In this study, we identified 34 bZIP genes from the C. minitans genome, which were classified into 8 groups based on their phylogenetic relationships. Intron analysis showed that 28 CmbZIP genes harbored a variable number of introns, and 15 of them shared a feature that intron inserted into the bZIP domain. The intron position in bZIP domain was highly conserved, which was related to recognize the arginine (R) and could be treated as a genomic imprinting. Expression analysis of the CmbZIP genes in response to abiotic stresses indicated that they might play distinct roles in abiotic stress responses. Results showed that 22 CmbZIP genes were upregulated during the later stage of conidial development. Furthermore, transcriptome analysis indicated that CmbZIP genes are involved in different stages of mycoparasitism. Among deletion mutants of four CmbZIPs (CmbZIP07, -09, -13, and -16), only ΔCmbZIP16 mutants significantly reduced its tolerance to the oxidative stress. The other mutants exhibited no significant effects on colony morphology, mycelial growth, conidiation, and mycoparasitism. Taken together, our results suggested that CmbZIP genes play important roles in the abiotic stress responses, conidial development, and mycoparasitism. These results provide comprehensive information of the CmbZIP gene family and lay the foundation for further research on the bZIP gene family regarding their biological functions and evolutionary history.

scholarly journals Phosphorylation of BATF regulates DNA binding: a novel mechanism for AP-1 (activator protein-1) regulation

2003 ◽  
Vol 374 (2) ◽  
pp. 423-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. DEPPMANN ◽  
Tina M. THORNTON ◽  
Fransiscus E. UTAMA ◽  
Elizabeth J. TAPAROWSKY
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Dna Binding ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Dna Binding Domain ◽  
Activator Protein 1 ◽  
Basic Leucine Zipper ◽  
Activator Protein

BATF is a member of the AP-1 (activator protein-1) family of bZIP (basic leucine zipper) transcription factors that form transcriptionally inhibitory, DNA binding heterodimers with Jun proteins. In the present study, we demonstrate that BATF is phosphorylated in vivo on multiple serine and threonine residues and at least one tyrosine residue. Reverse-polarity PAGE revealed that serine-43 and threonine-48 within the DNA binding domain of BATF are phosphorylated. To model phosphorylation of the BATF DNA binding domain, serine-43 was replaced by an aspartate residue. BATF(S43D) retains the ability to dimerize with Jun proteins in vitro and in vivo, and the BATF(S43D):Jun heterodimer localizes properly to the nucleus of cells. Interestingly, BATF(S43D) functions like wild-type BATF to reduce AP-1-mediated gene transcription, despite the observed inability of the BATF(S43D):Jun heterodimer to bind DNA. These data demonstrate that phosphorylation of serine-43 converts BATF from a DNA binding into a non-DNA binding inhibitor of AP-1 activity. Given that 40% of mammalian bZIP transcription factors contain a residue analogous to serine-43 of BATF in their DNA binding domains, the phosphorylation event described here represents a mechanism that is potentially applicable to the regulation of many bZIP proteins.

scholarly journals Ubinuclein, a Novel Nuclear Protein Interacting with Cellular and Viral Transcription Factors

2000 ◽  
Vol 148 (6) ◽  
pp. 1165-1176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirpa Aho ◽  
Monique Buisson ◽  
Tiina Pajunen ◽  
Young W. Ryoo ◽  
Jean-Francois Giot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Nuclear Protein ◽  
Cellular Protein ◽  
Early Gene ◽  
Nuclear Staining ◽  
Basic Leucine Zipper ◽  
Barr Virus ◽  
Ebv Infection ◽  
Epstein Barr

The major target tissues for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection are B lymphocytes and epithelial cells of the oropharyngeal zone. The product of the EBV BZLF1 early gene, EB1, a member of the basic leucine-zipper family of transcription factors, interacts with both viral and cellular promoters and transcription factors, modulating the reactivation of latent EBV infection. Here, we characterize a novel cellular protein interacting with the basic domains of EB1 and c-Jun, and competing of their binding to the AP1 consensus site. The transcript is present in a wide variety of human adult, fetal, and tumor tissues, and the protein is detected in the nuclei throughout the human epidermis and as either grainy or punctuate nuclear staining in the cultured keratinocytes. The overexpression of tagged cDNA constructs in keratinocytes revealed that the NH2 terminus is essential for the nuclear localization, while the central domain is responsible for the interaction with EB1 and for the phenotype of transfected keratinocytes similar to terminal differentiation. The gene was identified in tail-to-tail orientation with the periplakin gene (PPL) in human chromosome 16p13.3 and in a syntenic region in mouse chromosome 16. We designated this novel ubiquitously expressed nuclear protein as ubinuclein and the corresponding gene as UBN1.

scholarly journals The circadian PAR-domain basic leucine zipper transcription factors DBP, TEF, and HLF modulate basal and inducible xenobiotic detoxification

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric Gachon ◽  
Fabienne Fleury Olela ◽  
Olivier Schaad ◽  
Patrick Descombes ◽  
Ueli Schibler
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Basic Leucine Zipper ◽  
Xenobiotic Detoxification

scholarly journals Batf-mediated Epigenetic Control of Effector CD8+ T Cell Differentiation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Wei Tsao ◽  
James Kaminski ◽  
Makoto Kurachi ◽  
R. Anthony Barnitz ◽  
Michael A. DiIorio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Cytotoxic T Cells ◽  
Synergistic Activity ◽  
Basic Leucine Zipper ◽  
Binding Partner ◽  
Transcriptional Changes ◽  
Cognate Antigen ◽  
Genome Scale

SUMMARYThe response of cytotoxic T cells to their cognate antigen involves rapid and broad changes in gene expression that are coupled with extensive chromatin remodeling. Here, we study the mechanisms by which the basic leucine zipper ATF-like transcription factor Batf helps regulate this process. Through genome-scale profiling, we observe critical roles for Batf in inducing transcriptional changes in stimulated naive cells, while affecting the chromatin at several levels, namely binding of key transcription factors, accessibility, and long range contacts. We identify a critical network of transcription factors that cooperate with Batf, including its binding partner Irf4, as well as Runx3 and T-bet, and demonstrate its synergistic activity in initiating aspects of the effector T cells’ transcriptional and epigenetic program in ectopically-induced fibroblasts. Our results provide a comprehensive resource for studying the epigenomic and transcriptomic landscape of effector differentiation of cytotoxic T cells.

scholarly journals Synchronization and interaction of proline, ascorbate and oxidative stress pathways under abiotic stress combination in tomato plants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Lopez-Delacalle ◽  
Christian J Silva ◽  
Teresa C Mestre ◽  
Vicente Martinez ◽  
Barbara Blanco-Ulate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Metabolic Pathways ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Redox Homeostasis ◽  
Basic Leucine Zipper ◽  
Cellular Redox ◽  
Tomato Plants ◽  
Leucine Zipper Domain ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

ABSTRACTAdverse environmental conditions have a devastating impact on plant productivity. In nature, multiple abiotic stresses occur simultaneously, and plants have evolved unique responses to cope against this combination of stresses. Here, we coupled genome-wide transcriptional profiling and untargeted metabolomics with physiological and biochemical analyses to characterize the effect of salinity and heat applied in combination on the metabolism of tomato plants. Our results demonstrate that this combination of stresses causes a unique reprogramming of metabolic pathways, including changes in the expression of 1,388 genes and the accumulation of 568 molecular features. Pathway enrichment analysis of transcript and metabolite data indicated that the proline and ascorbate pathways act synchronously to maintain cellular redox homeostasis, which was supported by measurements of enzymatic activity and oxidative stress markers. We also identified key transcription factors from the basic Leucine Zipper Domain (bZIP), Zinc Finger Cysteine-2/Histidine-2 (C2H2) and Trihelix families that are likely regulators of the identified up-regulated genes under salinity+heat combination. Our results expand the current understanding of how plants acclimate to environmental stresses in combination and unveils the synergy between key cellular metabolic pathways for effective ROS detoxification. Our study opens the door to elucidating the different signaling mechanisms for stress tolerance.HIGHLIGHTSThe combination of salinity and heat causes a unique reprogramming of tomato metabolic pathways by changing the expression of specific genes and metabolic features.Proline and ascorbate pathways act synchronously to maintain cellular redox homeostasisKey transcription factors from the basic Leucine Zipper Domain (bZIP), Zinc Finger Cysteine-2/Histidine-2 (C2H2) and Trihelix families were identified as putative regulators of the identified up-regulated genes under salinity and heat combination.

scholarly journals Complexity of CNC Transcription Factors As Revealed by Gene Targeting of the Nrf3 Locus

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 3286-3294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Derjuga ◽  
Tania S. Gourley ◽  
Teresa M. Holm ◽  
Henry H. Q. Heng ◽  
Ramesh A. Shivdasani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
B Lymphocyte ◽  
Gross Anatomy ◽  
Related Factor ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Basic Leucine Zipper ◽  
Mild Phenotype ◽  
Age Progression

ABSTRACT Cap'n'collar (CNC) family basic leucine zipper transcription factors play crucial roles in the regulation of mammalian gene expression and development. To determine the in vivo function of the CNC protein Nrf3 (NF-E2-related factor 3), we generated mice deficient in this transcription factor. We performed targeted disruption of two Nrf3 exons coding for CNC homology, basic DNA-binding, and leucine zipper dimerization domains. Nrf3 null mice developed normally and revealed no obvious phenotypic differences compared to wild-type animals. Nrf3 −/− mice were fertile, and gross anatomy as well as behavior appeared normal. The mice showed normal age progression and did not show any apparent additional phenotype during their life span. We observed no differences in various blood parameters and chemistry values. We infected wild-type and Nrf3 −/− mice with acute lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and found no differences in these animals with respect to their number of virus-specific CD8 and CD4 T cells as well as their B-lymphocyte response. To determine whether the mild phenotype of Nrf3 null animals is due to functional redundancy, we generated mice deficient in multiple CNC factors. Contrary to our expectations, an absence of Nrf3 does not seem to cause additional lethality in compound Nrf3 −/−/Nrf2 −/− and Nrf3 −/−/p45 −/− mice. We hypothesize that the role of Nrf3 in vivo may become apparent only after appropriate challenge to the mice.

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