zip-2 encodes a bZIP transcription factor; ZIP-2 activity is required for regulating one branch of the immune response pathway that responds to infection by virulent strains of the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa; specifically, ZIP-2 is required for inducing expression of a subset of infection response genes, including irg-1 and irg-2, and for full resistance to P. aeruginosa infection.
Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in defense response to bacterium and positive regulation of macromolecule biosynthetic process. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Expressed in pharynx.
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.
CGC_data_submission
[200811 gw3] Modified Map position as it was a reverse physical that could not be fixed by automated methods. (-25.7711)