BZIP3 — Glycine max

Summary

GmBZIP3 (GLYMA_08G254400V4) on soybean chromosome 8 encodes a bZIP transcription factor with DNA-binding, protein homodimerization and heterodimerization activities, and belongs to the bZIP_plant_GBF1 family. It is localized to the nucleus and is associated with responses to water, salt, aluminum, and glucose stimulus, as well as with cellular response to starvation, calcium signaling, immune response, anther dehiscence, and hypersensitivity. The gene has been connected to seed weight, protein content, drought tolerance, nitrogen sensitivity, root morphology, seedling growth and development, and salt tolerance. Associations also include glucan and cellulose metabolism, regulation of amino acid metabolism, vernalization response, and DNA repair pathways (NHEJ, HDR). Related genes in other species are linked to pollen development, seed germination, sugar signaling, and abiotic stress responses.