InterPro domain: IPR013742
General Information
- Identifier IPR013742
- Description Whirly transcription factor
- Number of genes 255
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- Associated GO terms GO:0006355 GO:0006952 GO:0003697
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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