Table 3

Arabidopsis plant-specific proteins with known or hypothetical function and that are involved in central cellular processes

Gene family
Number of plant-specific proteins

Known or putative transcription factors

AP2/ERF
124
ARF
16
B3
14
bHLH
31
bZIP
12
C2C2
42
C2H2
2
EIN/EIL
5
GRAS
28
HD
13
Leafy
1
MADS
2
MYB
25
NAC
73
SBP
11
TCP
21
Trihelix
1
VP1/ABI3
1
WRKY
44
Other
28


Other transcriptional regulators

AUX/IAA
24
Other
10


Pre-mRNA processing and transport
1


Translation
7


Protein degradation

F-box proteins
115

Gutiérrez et al. Genome Biology 2004 5:R53   doi:10.1186/gb-2004-5-8-r53