bZIP transcription factor | |||||||||
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![]() CREB (top) is a transcription factor capable of binding DNA via the bZIP domain (bottom) and regulating gene expression. | |||||||||
Identifiers | |||||||||
Symbol | bZIP_1 | ||||||||
Pfam | PF00170 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR011616 | ||||||||
PROSITE | PDOC00036 | ||||||||
SCOP2 | 1ysa / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
CDD | cd14686 | ||||||||
Membranome | 235 | ||||||||
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The Basic Leucine Zipper Domain (bZIP domain) is found in many DNA binding eukaryotic proteins. One part of the domain contains a region that mediates sequence specific DNA binding properties and the leucine zipper that is required to hold together (dimerize) two DNA binding regions. The DNA binding region comprises a number of basic amino acids such as arginine and lysine. Proteins containing this domain are transcription factors.[1][2]