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Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain of Yeast Activator Protein (YAP) and similar proteins: a DNA-binding and dimerization domain This subfamily is composed predominantly of AP-1-like transcription factors including Saccharomyces cerevisiae YAPs, Schizosaccharomyces pombe PAP1, and similar proteins. Members of this subfamily belong to the Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) family of transcription factors. The YAP subfamily is composed of eight members (YAP1-8) which may all be involved in stress responses. YAP1 is the major oxidative stress regulator and is also involved in iron metabolism (like YAP5) and detoxification of arsenic (like YAP8). YAP2 is involved in cadmium stress responses while YAP4 and YAP6 play roles in osmotic stress. bZIP factors act in networks of homo and heterodimers in the regulation of a diverse set of cellular processes. The bZIP structural motif contains a basic region and a leucine zipper, composed of alpha helices with leucine residues 7 amino acids apart, which stabilize dimerization with a parallel leucine zipper domain. Dimerization of leucine zippers creates a pair of the adjacent basic regions that bind DNA and undergo conformational change. Dimerization occurs in a specific and predictable manner resulting in hundreds of dimers having unique effects on transcription. |
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