BTB


Domain
zf-C2H2|ZBTB
Group
Zinc-Coordinating Group
PFAM
PF00651
Desciption
The BTB (for BR-C, ttk and bab) [6] or POZ (for Pox virus and Zinc finger) [1] domain is present near the N-terminus of a fraction of zinc finger (Pfam:PF00096) proteins and in proteins that contain the Pfam:PF01344 motif such as Kelch and a family of pox virus proteins. The BTB/POZ domain mediates homomeric dimerisation and in some instances heteromeric dimerisation [1]. The structure of the dimerised PLZF BTB/POZ domain has been solved and consists of a tightly intertwined homodimer. The central scaffolding of the protein is made up of a cluster of alpha-helices flanked by short beta-sheets at both the top and bottom of the molecule [2]. POZ domains from several zinc finger proteins have been shown to mediate transcriptional repression and to interact with components of histone deacetylase co-repressor complexes including N-CoR and SMRT [5, 3, 4]. The POZ or BTB domain is also known as BR-C/Ttk or ZiN.
Rederence
  • The POZ domain: a conserved protein-protein interaction motif. Bardwell VJ, Treisman R. Genes Dev. 8, 1664-77, (1994).
  • Crystal structure of the BTB domain from PLZF. Ahmad KF, Engel CK, Prive GG. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95, 12123-8, (1998).
  • The BCL-6 POZ domain and other POZ domains interact with the co-repressors N-CoR and SMRT. Huynh KD, Bardwell VJ. Oncogene 17, 2473-84, (1998).
  • Components of the SMRT corepressor complex exhibit distinctive interactions with the POZ domain oncoproteins PLZF, PLZF-RARalpha, and BCL-6. Wong CW, Privalsky ML. J. Biol. Chem. 273, 27695-702, (1998).
  • The LAZ3/BCL6 oncogene encodes a sequence-specific transcriptional inhibitor: a novel function for the BTB/POZ domain as an autonomous repressing domain. Deweindt C, Albagli O, Bernardin F, Dhordain P, Quief S, Lantoine D, Kerckaert JP, Leprince D. Cell Growth Differ. 6, 1495-503, (1995).
  • The BTB domain, found primarily in zinc finger proteins, defines an evolutionarily conserved family that includes several developmentally regulated genes in Drosophila. Zollman S, Godt D, Prive GG, Couderc JL, Laski FA. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91, 10717-21, (1994).

Statistic of Transcription Factors




Transcription Factor Table

Species


Gene ID Insect Gene Name Gene Symbol
iTF_00000480 Abrostola tripartita Atri009485.1 -
iTF_00000438 Abrostola tripartita Atri010608.1 dbo
iTF_00000439 Abrostola tripartita Atri000540.1 Lztr1
iTF_00000440 Abrostola tripartita Atri015976.1 rdx
iTF_00000441 Abrostola tripartita Atri020458.1 ttk
iTF_00000442 Abrostola tripartita Atri011041.1 lolal
iTF_00000443 Abrostola tripartita Atri008291.1 KLHL5
iTF_00000444 Abrostola tripartita Atri018277.1 KEAP1
iTF_00000445 Abrostola tripartita Atri017231.1 lola
iTF_00000446 Abrostola tripartita Atri018483.1 br
iTF_00000447 Abrostola tripartita Atri002572.1 lolal
iTF_00000448 Abrostola tripartita Atri009632.1 ab
iTF_00000449 Abrostola tripartita Atri012963.1 br
iTF_00000474 Abrostola tripartita Atri005603.1 bab2
iTF_00000450 Abrostola tripartita Atri017550.1 mod(mdg4)
iTF_00000451 Abrostola tripartita Atri003506.1 bab2
iTF_00000452 Abrostola tripartita Atri010057.1 br
iTF_00000453 Abrostola tripartita Atri004368.1 lolal
iTF_00000462 Abrostola tripartita Atri006431.1 Ibtk
iTF_00000454 Abrostola tripartita Atri004476.1 mod(mdg4)
iTF_00000455 Abrostola tripartita Atri009472.1 BTBD2
iTF_00000456 Abrostola tripartita Atri017761.1 mod(mdg4)
iTF_00000457 Abrostola tripartita Atri022159.1 Btbd3
iTF_00000468 Abrostola tripartita Atri005751.1 kel
iTF_00000458 Abrostola tripartita Atri017639.1 fru
iTF_00000459 Abrostola tripartita Atri016651.1 Klhl10
iTF_00000460 Abrostola tripartita Atri003260.1 Btbd9
iTF_00000461 Abrostola tripartita Atri016221.1 ttk
iTF_00000463 Abrostola tripartita Atri021392.1 KLHL10
iTF_00000464 Abrostola tripartita Atri001953.1 RHOBTB1
iTF_00000465 Abrostola tripartita Atri002860.1 IPP
iTF_00000466 Abrostola tripartita Atri010437.1 bab2
iTF_00000467 Abrostola tripartita Atri010556.1 At2g30600/At2g30610
iTF_00000469 Abrostola tripartita Atri019919.1 spopla
iTF_00000470 Abrostola tripartita Atri015309.1 bab1
iTF_00000471 Abrostola tripartita Atri019636.1 Spopl
iTF_00000472 Abrostola tripartita Atri005196.1 lov
iTF_00000473 Abrostola tripartita Atri014462.1 ttk
iTF_00000475 Abrostola tripartita Atri021517.1 fru
iTF_00000476 Abrostola tripartita Atri017939.1 -
iTF_00000477 Abrostola tripartita Atri016055.1 -
iTF_00000478 Abrostola tripartita Atri021521.1 mod(mdg4)
iTF_00000479 Abrostola tripartita Atri018211.1 lov
iTF_00000481 Abrostola tripartita Atri012503.1 gprs
iTF_00000482 Abrostola tripartita Atri007491.1 lola
iTF_00000483 Abrostola tripartita Atri018464.1 -
iTF_00000484 Abrostola tripartita Atri021185.1 lola
iTF_00000485 Abrostola tripartita Atri009704.1 chinmo
iTF_00000486 Abrostola tripartita Atri009368.1 Cp190
iTF_00000487 Abrostola tripartita Atri022191.1 klhl30
iTF_00000488 Abrostola tripartita Atri019921.1 -
iTF_00000489 Abrostola tripartita Atri011281.1 Klhl2
iTF_00000490 Abrostola tripartita Atri007273.1 fru
iTF_00000491 Abrostola tripartita Atri015694.1 ABTB2
iTF_00000492 Abrostola tripartita Atri003813.1 BTBD8
iTF_00000493 Abrostola tripartita Atri012083.1 ken
iTF_00000494 Abrostola tripartita Atri006829.1 -
iTF_00000495 Abrostola tripartita Atri001405.1 RAP1GAP
iTF_00000496 Abrostola tripartita Atri016749.1 -
iTF_00000497 Abrostola tripartita Atri002630.1 -
iTF_00000498 Abrostola tripartita Atri004555.1 Btbd7
iTF_00000499 Abrostola tripartita Atri000310.1 Ankfy1
iTF_00000500 Abrostola tripartita Atri012751.1 Armc5
iTF_00000501 Abrostola tripartita Atri017255.1 BTBD19