Zinc Finger Protein 2 Homolog (ZFP2)

Plants respond to environmental mechanical stimulation, such as wind, by modifying their growth and development.Jr-ZFP2, encoding a Cys2/His2-type two-zinc-fingered transcription factor. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis confirmed that Jr-ZFP2 mRNA accumulation is rapidly and transiently induced after mechanical stimulation. After bending, Jr-ZFP2 transcript increase was restricted to the stem, the organ where the mechanical solicitation was applied.

This gene will be a good marker for studying the early stages of mechanical perception in woody plants. Jr-ZFP2, encoding a Cys2/His2-type transcription factor, is involved in the early stages of the mechano-perception pathway and specifically expressed in mechanically stimulated tissues in woody plants.