Two C2H2-ZFPs genes, named as MaC2H2-1/2, were identified and characterized from banana fruit.
MaC2H2-1/2 localized preferentially to the nucleus.
MaC2H2-1/2 were transcriptional repressors.
Ripening-induced MaC2H2-1/2 bound to the promoters of the key ethylene biosynthetic genes MaACS1 and MaACO1, and repressed their activities.