Consensus sequences of EAR motifs for different lineages in the plant kingdom. Logo sequences of the EAR NT motif were obtained from 5, 17, 1, 28 and 118 sequences for lycophyte, gymnosperms, Amborella trichopoda, monocots and dicots, respectively. Logo sequences of the EAR (DLNEPT) motif were obtained from 19 sequences for dicots. Logo sequences of the EAR CT motif were obtained from 1, 2, 2, 27 and 45 sequences for lycophyte, gymnosperms, A. trichopoda, monocots and dicots, respectively. CT, C-terminal region; EAR, ethylene-responsive element binding factor-associated amphiphilic repression; NT, N-terminal region. For more details, see the Materials and Methods section.