Phylogenetic analysis of F-bZIP transcription factors indicates conservation of the zinc deficiency response across land plants

PH Castro, GH Lilay, A Muñoz-Mérida… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors control important developmental and
physiological processes in plants. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the three gene F-bZIP subfamily …

The Arabidopsis bZIP19 and bZIP23 activity requires zinc deficiency–insight on regulation from complementation lines

GH Lilay, PH Castro, A Campilho… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
All living organisms require zinc as an essential micronutrient. Maintaining appropriate
intracellular zinc supply, and avoiding deficiency or toxic excess, requires a tight regulation …

Rice F-bZIP transcription factors regulate the zinc deficiency response

GH Lilay, PH Castro, JG Guedes… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The F-bZIP transcription factors bZIP19 and bZIP23 are the central regulators of the zinc
deficiency response in Arabidopsis, and phylogenetic analysis of F-bZIP homologs across …

The F-bZIP-regulated Zn deficiency response in land plants

AGL Assunção - Planta, 2022 - Springer
Main conclusion This review describes zinc sensing and transcriptional regulation of the
zinc deficiency response in Arabidopsis, and discusses how their evolutionary conservation …

F‐group bZIPs in barley—a role in Zn deficiency

AZ Nazri, JHC Griffin, KA Peaston… - Plant, Cell & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc (Zn) deficiency negatively impacts the development and health of plants and affects
crop yield. When experiencing low Zn, plants undergo an adaptive response to maintain Zn …

Regulation of the Zinc Deficiency Response in the Legume Model Medicago truncatula

F Liao, GH Lilay, PH Castro, H Azevedo… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The zinc deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana is regulated by F-group basic region
leucine-zipper (F-bZIP) transcription factors, and there is evidence of evolutionary …

Arabidopsis thaliana transcription factors bZIP19 and bZIP23 regulate the adaptation to zinc deficiency

AGL Assunção, E Herrero, YF Lin… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Zinc is an essential micronutrient for all living organisms. When facing a shortage in zinc
supply, plants adapt by enhancing the zinc uptake capacity. The molecular regulators …

Model of how plants sense zinc deficiency

AGL Assunção, DP Persson, S Husted… - Metallomics, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Plants are capable of inducing a range of physico-chemical and microbial modifications of
the rhizosphere which can mobilize mineral nutrients or prevent toxic elements from entering …

Identification of putative target genes of bZIP19, a transcription factor essential for Arabidopsis adaptation to Zn deficiency in roots

S Inaba, R Kurata, M Kobayashi, Y Yamagishi… - The Plant …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc (Zn) depletion adversely affects plant growth. To avoid lethal depletion of cellular Zn,
plants have evolved mechanisms to adjust the expression of genes associated with Zn …

Arabidopsis bZIP19 and bZIP23 act as zinc sensors to control plant zinc status

GH Lilay, DP Persson, PH Castro, F Liao… - Nature Plants, 2021 - nature.com
Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants and animals owing to its structural and
catalytic roles in many proteins. Zn deficiency affects around 2 billion people, mainly those …