InterPro domain: IPR006712

General Information

  • Identifier IPR006712
  • Description HD-ZIP protein, N-terminal
  • Number of genes 441
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  • Associated GO terms GO:0005634  

Abstract

Homeodomain leucine zipper (HDZip) genes encode putative transcription factors that are unique to plants. This observation suggests that homeobox-leucine zipper genes evolved after the divergence of plants and animals, perhaps to mediate specific regulatory events [ 1 ].

This domain is the N-terminal of plant homeobox-leucine zipper proteins. Its function is unknown.


1. Structure of homeobox-leucine zipper genes suggests a model for the evolution of gene families. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91, 8393-7

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