Table 2.
Functional domains and motifs of maize Hsfs
| Gene name | Group | DBD | OD | NLS | NES | AHA motifs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZmHsf-01 | A2 | 41-134 | 167-217 | (247) RKRRR | (296) LENLALNI | AHA (336) DDFWEELLNE |
| ZmHsf-02 | A9 | 48-140 | 180-230 | (254) NRKRR | ||
| ZmHsf-04 | A2 | 43-136 | 168-218 | (233) KRK7KKRRR | (344) LAQQLGYL | AHA1 (267) LKMFESGVLN |
| AHA2 (314) DDFWAELLVE | ||||||
| ZmHsf-05 | A2 | 37-130 | 159-209 | (224) MRK7KKRRRR | AHA (314) DDFWEDLLHE | |
| ZmHsf-06 | A1 | 56-149 | 186-236 | (261) KKRR | (505) IGDLTEQM | AHA (470) DSFWEQFL |
| ZmHsf-10 | A6 | 137-232 | 263-313 | (337) KRQR | AHA (401) SDVWDELDLD | |
| ZmHsf-12 | A1 | 29-122 | 159-209 | (234) KKRR | (477) LTEQM | AHA (436) NSIWEQFL |
| ZmHsf-14 | A5 | 66-160 | 187-237 | (261) HKKRR | (387) LNLSL | AHA (479) DKFWEQFLTE |
| ZmHsf-15 | A3 | 73-166 | 193-243 | (267) KRKFLK | (405) LSPLPDNMG | AHA1 (432) EQIWGVDASA |
| AHA2 (472) ERFWELDFQA | ||||||
| ZmHsf-16 | A4 | 22-115 | 145-195 | (215) SKKRR | AHA (408) DVFWERFLTD | |
| ZmHsf-17 | A2 | 49-142 | 172-222 | (237) MRK7KKRRRR | (359) LSEKMGYL | AHA (332) DNFWEQLLNE |
| ZmHsf-20 | A4 | 10-103 | 133-183 | (203) SKKRR | AHA (387) DVFWERFLTD | |
| ZmHsf-22 | A4 | 7-100 | 130-180 | (197) GKKRR | (155) MQELEDKLIF | AHA (368) DGFWQQFLTE |
| ZmHsf-23 | A6 | 48-141 | 167-217 | (239) RKRR | (257) LDIEELAM | AHA1 (291) DMIWYELLGE |
| AHA2 (324) AQPWAEMDE | ||||||
| ZmHsf-24 | A9 | 48-141 | 180-230 | (254) NRKRR | ||
| ZmHsf-03 | B | 69-162 | 231-260 | (337) RKRMR | ||
| ZmHsf-07 | B | 19-113 | 226-255 | (276) RKK | (369) LALECAGLSL | |
| ZmHsf-08 | B | 15-108 | 175-203 | (259) RKRAR | (206) VRQLDLGL | |
| ZmHsf-11 | B | 34-127 | 199-228 | (297) RKRMR | ||
| ZmHsf-18 | B | 17-110 | 172-201 | (259) RKRGR | (203) VRQLDLRL | |
| ZmHsf-19 | B | 42-135 | 217-246 | (318) KRMR | ||
| ZmHsf-25 | B | 8-101 | 161-190 | (232) KRLR | (279) LDVLTLSV | |
| ZmHsf-09 | C | 24-117 | 171-207 | (224) KKRRR | ||
| ZmHsf-13 | C | 12-104 | 135-171 | (202) KRAR | ||
| ZmHsf-21 | C | 32-125 | 176-212 | (229) KKRRR |
Numbers in brackets indicate position of the putative nuclear localization signal (NLS), nuclear export signal (NES), and activator (AHA) motifs in the C-terminal domain. Putative NLS can be monopartite (e.g., ZmHsf-01, ZmHsf-09) or bipartite (e.g., ZmHsf-04, ZmHsf-05).