InterPro domain: IPR013742

General Information

  • Identifier IPR013742
  • Description Whirly transcription factor

Abstract

The whirly family members are plant transcription factors that bind to single-stranded DNA and regulate defense gene expression [ 1 , 2 ]. They may contribute to plastid genome stability by protecting against illegitimate repeat-mediated recombination [ 3 , 4 ].


1. A new family of plant transcription factors displays a novel ssDNA-binding surface. Nat. Struct. Biol. 9, 512-7
2. Whirly transcription factors: defense gene regulation and beyond. Trends Plant Sci. 10, 95-102
3. Whirly proteins maintain plastid genome stability in Arabidopsis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 106, 14693-8
4. Crystal structures of DNA-Whirly complexes and their role in Arabidopsis organelle genome repair. Plant Cell 22, 1849-67

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