high mobility group (HMG)-box found in Arabidopsis thaliana high mobility group B protein 1 (HMGB1) and similar proteins
This subfamily contains a group of Arabidopsis thaliana HMGB family proteins, including HMGB1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12 and 14. They bind preferentially to double-stranded DNA. HMGB1 modulates general plant growth and stress tolerance and confers sensitivity to salt and genotoxic (methyl methanesulfonate, MMS) stresses. HMGB2 and HMGB5 confer sensitivity to salt and drought stresses. HMGB7 is required for karyogamy during female gametophyte development, when the two polar nuclei fuse to form the diploid central cell nucleus. Members of this subfamily contain only one HMG-box domain.