BZIP — Glycine max

Summary

GmBZIP (GLYMA_11G114800V4) on soybean chromosome 11 encodes a bZIP transcription factor of the GBF1 subfamily, with DNA-binding and protein heterodimerization activity. The gene is associated with nucleus localization and a broad range of biological processes, including chlorophyll and gibberellin metabolism, isoflavonoid and unsaturated fatty acid anabolism, alanine and glutathione metabolism, meristem initiation, xylem development, cytokinesis, and response to water. It is linked to numerous agronomic traits, such as plant height, shoot dry weight, seed weight, protein content, germination rate, root length and number, photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content, and drought and acid sensitivity. Studies of related bZIP family members in other species link the family to seed size, seed dormancy, flowering time, and forage yield.