HD-ZIP IV family of homeobox-leucine zipper protein with lipid-binding START domain
Curator Summary
Glabra 2, a homeodomain protein affects epidermal cell identity including trichomes, root hairs, and seed coat. It also down-regulates seed oil content. Expressed in atrichoblasts and required to suppress root hair development. Also expressed abundantly during early seed development. Directly regulated by WER.
Computational Description
GLABRA 2 (GL2); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Homeobox, conserved site (InterPro:IPR017970), Homeobox (InterPro:IPR001356), Homeodomain-like (InterPro:IPR009057), Lipid-binding START (InterPro:IPR002913), Homeodomain-related (InterPro:IPR012287); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: protodermal factor 2 (TAIR:AT4G04890.1).