WRKY Transcription Factors: Molecular Regulation and Stress Responses in Plants

AtWRKY22 promotes susceptibility to aphids and modulates salicylic acid and jasmonic acid signalling

(2016) Karen J. Kloth et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Overexpression of ThVHAc1 and its potential upstream regulator, ThWRKY7, improved plant tolerance of Cadmium stress

(2016) Guiyan Yang et al.   Scientific Reports

CmWRKY1 Enhances the Dehydration Tolerance of Chrysanthemum through the Regulation of ABA-Associated Genes

(2016) Qingqing Fan et al.   PLoS One

PtrWRKY19, a novel WRKY transcription factor, contributes to the regulation of pith secondary wall formation in Populus trichocarpa

(2016) Li Yang et al.   Scientific Reports

Transcriptomics-based identification ofWRKYgenes and characterization of a salt and hormone-responsivePgWRKY1gene inPanax ginseng

(2015) Mohammed Nuruzzaman et al.   ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA

Waterlogging and submergence stress: affects and acclimation

(2015) Ujjal J. Phukan et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

ThWRKY4 from Tamarix hispida Can Form Homodimers and Heterodimers and Is Involved in Abiotic Stress Responses

(2015) Liuqiang Wang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

OsWRKY74, a WRKY transcription factor, modulates tolerance to phosphate starvation in rice

(2015) Xiaoyan Dai et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Expression ofBrassica napus TTG2, a regulator of trichome development, increases plant sensitivity to salt stress by suppressing the expression of auxin biosynthesis genes

(2015) Qingyuan Li et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

CaWRKY6 transcriptionally activates CaWRKY40, regulates Ralstonia solanacearum resistance, and confers high-temperature and high-humidity tolerance in pepper

(2015) Hanyang Cai et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Banana fruit NAC transcription factor MaNAC5 cooperates with MaWRKYs to enhance the expression of pathogenesis-related genes against C olletotrichum musae

(2015) Wei Shan et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Molecular characterization ofOryza sativaWRKY6, which binds to W-box-like element 1 of theOryza sativa pathogenesis-related(PR)10apromoter and confers reduced susceptibility to pathogens

(2015) Changhyun Choi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Overexpression ofSpWRKY1promotes resistance toPhytophthora nicotianaeand tolerance to salt and drought stress in transgenic tobacco

(2015) Jing-bin Li et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

The WRKY Transcription Factor WRKY71/EXB1 Controls Shoot Branching by Transcriptionally RegulatingRAXGenes in Arabidopsis

(2015) Dongshu Guo et al.   PLANT CELL

WRKY Transcription Factors Phosphorylated by MAPK Regulate a Plant Immune NADPH Oxidase inNicotiana benthamiana

(2015) Hiroaki Adachi et al.   PLANT CELL

FcWRKY70, a WRKY protein ofFortunella crassifolia, functions in drought tolerance and modulates putrescine synthesis by regulating arginine decarboxylase gene

(2015) Xiaoqing Gong et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Activated expression of AtWRKY53 negatively regulates drought tolerance by mediating stomatal movement

(2015) Yiding Sun et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

PtrWRKY73, a salicylic acid-inducible poplar WRKY transcription factor, is involved in disease resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2015) Yanjiao Duan et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

The sunflower transcription factor HaWRKY76 confers drought and flood tolerance to Arabidopsis thaliana plants without yield penalty

(2015) Jesica Raineri et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Chrysanthemum WRKY gene CmWRKY17 negatively regulates salt stress tolerance in transgenic chrysanthemum and Arabidopsis plants

(2015) Peiling Li et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

GmWRKY27 interacts with GmMYB174 to reduce expression ofGmNAC29for stress tolerance in soybean plants

(2015) Fang Wang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Transcription factor WRKY46 modulates the development of Arabidopsis lateral roots in osmotic/salt stress conditions via regulation of ABA signaling and auxin homeostasis

(2015) Zhong Jie Ding et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

WRKY71 accelerates flowering via the direct activation ofFLOWERING LOCUS TandLEAFYinArabidopsis thaliana

(2015) Yanchong Yu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Rice WRKY4 acts as a transcriptional activator mediating defense responses toward Rhizoctonia solani, the causing agent of rice sheath blight

(2015) Haihua Wang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The rice transcription factor OsWRKY47 is a positive regulator of the response to water deficit stress

(2015) Jesica Raineri et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The rice transcription factor WRKY53 suppresses herbivore-induced defenses by acting as a negative feedback modulator of map kinase activity

(2015) Lingfei Hu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The WRKY45-2 WRKY13 WRKY42 Transcriptional Regulatory Cascade Is Required for Rice Resistance to Fungal Pathogen

(2015) Hongtao Cheng et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The over-expression of a chrysanthemum WRKY transcription factor enhances aphid resistance

(2015) Peiling Li et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Three WRKY transcription factors additively repress abscisic acid and gibberellin signaling in aleurone cells

(2015) Liyuan Zhang et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Isolation of a WRKY30 gene from Muscadinia rotundifolia (Michx) and validation of its function under biotic and abiotic stresses

(2015) Wenming Jiang et al.   PROTOPLASMA

GhWRKY25, a group I WRKY gene from cotton, confers differential tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana

(2015) Xiufang Liu et al.   PROTOPLASMA

WRKY Proteins: Signaling and Regulation of Expression during Abiotic Stress Responses

(2015) Aditya Banerjee et al.   TheScientificWorldJOURNAL

Isolation and characterization of a subgroup IIa WRKY transcription factor PtrWRKY40 fromPopulus trichocarpa

(2015) Abdul Karim et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

A comprehensive survey of the grapevine VQ gene family and its transcriptional correlation with WRKY proteins

(2015) Min Wang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Global analysis of WRKY transcription factor superfamily in Setaria identifies potential candidates involved in abiotic stress signaling

(2015) Mehanathan Muthamilarasan et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Isolation, Expression, and Promoter Analysis ofGbWRKY2: A Novel Transcription Factor Gene fromGinkgo biloba

(2015) Yong-Ling Liao et al.   International Journal of Genomics

WRKY Proteins: Signaling and Regulation of Expression during Abiotic Stress Responses

(2015) Aditya Banerjee et al.   Scientific World Journal

Overexpression of GhWRKY27a reduces tolerance to drought stress and resistance to Rhizoctonia solani infection in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana

(2015) Yan Yan et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

CmWRKY15 Facilitates Alternaria tenuissima Infection of Chrysanthemum

(2015) Qingqing Fan et al.   PLoS One

The Cotton WRKY Gene GhWRKY41 Positively Regulates Salt and Drought Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana

(2015) Xiaoqian Chu et al.   PLoS One

Analyses of Catharanthus roseus and Arabidopsis thaliana WRKY transcription factors reveal involvement in jasmonate signaling

(2014) Craig Schluttenhofer et al.   BMC GENOMICS

RNA sequencing on Solanum lycopersicum trichomes identifies transcription factors that activate terpene synthase promoters

(2014) Eleni A Spyropoulou et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS D influences systemic-acquired-resistance-induced expression and histone modifications of WRKY genes

(2014) Vijayata Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES

WRKY45-dependent priming of diterpenoid phytoalexin biosynthesis in rice and the role of cytokinin in triggering the reaction

(2014) Aya Akagi et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Constitutive expression of the poplar WRKY transcription factor PtoWRKY60 enhances resistance to Dothiorella gregaria Sacc. in transgenic plants

(2014) Shenglong Ye et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Genome-wide identification of WRKY45-regulated genes that mediate benzothiadiazole-induced defense responses in rice

(2013) Akira Nakayama et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

WRKY76 is a rice transcriptional repressor playing opposite roles in blast disease resistance and cold stress tolerance

(2013) Naoki Yokotani et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Protein–Protein Interactions in the Regulation of WRKY Transcription Factors

(2013) Yingjun Chi et al.   Molecular Plant

Analyses of wrky18 wrky40 Plants Reveal Critical Roles of SA/EDS1 Signaling and Indole-Glucosinolate Biosynthesis for Golovinomyces orontii Resistance and a Loss-of Resistance Towards Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato AvrRPS4

(2013) Moritz Schön et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

The Chinese wild grapevine (Vitis pseudoreticulata) E3 ubiquitin ligaseErysiphe necator-induced RING finger protein 1 (EIRP1) activates plant defense responses by inducing proteolysis of the VpWRKY11 transcription factor

(2013) Yihe Yu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Submergence Confers Immunity Mediated by the WRKY22 Transcription Factor in Arabidopsis

(2013) F.-C. Hsu et al.   PLANT CELL

Discovery of WRKY transcription factors through transcriptome analysis and characterization of a novel methyl jasmonate-inducible PqWRKY1 gene from Panax quinquefolius

(2013) Yongzhen Sun et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

AtWRKY40 and AtWRKY63 Modulate the Expression of Stress-Responsive Nuclear Genes Encoding Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Proteins

(2013) O. Van Aken et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Protein WHIRLY1 Represses WRKY53 Expression and Delays Leaf Senescence in a Developmental Stage-Dependent Manner in Arabidopsis

(2013) Y. Miao et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Wound Induced Tanscriptional Regulation of Benzylisoquinoline Pathway and Characterization of Wound Inducible PsWRKY Transcription Factor from Papaver somniferum

(2013) Sonal Mishra et al.   PLoS One

Over-Expression of VvWRKY1 in Grapevines Induces Expression of Jasmonic Acid Pathway-Related Genes and Confers Higher Tolerance to the Downy Mildew

(2013) Chloé Marchive et al.   PLoS One

Blast resistance of CC-NB-LRR protein Pb1 is mediated by WRKY45 through protein–protein interaction

(2013) Haruhiko Inoue et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mentha arvensis exhibit better adaptive characters in contrast to Mentha piperita when subjugated to sustained waterlogging stress

(2013) Ujjal J. Phukan et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Trichoderma-Plant Root Colonization: Escaping Early Plant Defense Responses and Activation of the Antioxidant Machinery for Saline Stress Tolerance

(2013) Yariv Brotman et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Differential Contribution of Transcription Factors to Arabidopsis thaliana Defense Against Spodoptera littoralis

(2013) Fabian Schweizer et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

WRKY54 and WRKY70 co-operate as negative regulators of leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2012) Sébastien Besseau et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Molecular Crosstalk Between PAMP-Triggered Immunity and Photosynthesis

(2012) Vera Göhre et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Role of recently evolved miRNA regulation of sunflowerHaWRKY6in response to temperature damage

(2012) Jorge I. Giacomelli et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Functional analysis of a WRKY transcription factor involved in transcriptional activation of the DBAT gene inTaxus chinensis

(2012) S. Li et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Expression profiles of a banana fruit linker histone H1 gene MaHIS1 and its interaction with a WRKY transcription factor

(2012) Jun-ning Wang et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Overexpression of GbWRKY1 positively regulates the Pi starvation response by alteration of auxin sensitivity in Arabidopsis

(2012) Li Xu et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Nuclear ubiquitin proteasome degradation affects WRKY45 function in the rice defense program

(2012) Akane Matsushita et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

OsWRKY30 is activated by MAP kinases to confer drought tolerance in rice

(2012) Huaishun Shen et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

AtWRKY15 perturbation abolishes the mitochondrial stress response that steers osmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

(2012) S. Vanderauwera et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transcription factor WRKY23 assists auxin distribution patterns during Arabidopsis root development through local control on flavonol biosynthesis

(2012) W. Grunewald et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The role of WRKY transcription factors in plant abiotic stresses

(2011) Ligang Chen et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Roles of arabidopsis WRKY18, WRKY40 and WRKY60 transcription factors in plant responses to abscisic acid and abiotic stress

(2011) Han Chen et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

News on ABA transport, protein degradation, and ABFs/WRKYs in ABA signaling

(2011) Regina Antoni et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

WRKY22 transcription factor mediates dark-induced leaf senescence in Arabidopsis

(2011) Xiang Zhou et al.   MOLECULES AND CELLS

Arabidopsis Sigma Factor Binding Proteins Are Activators of the WRKY33 Transcription Factor in Plant Defense

(2011) Z. Lai et al.   PLANT CELL

The Transcription Factor CrWRKY1 Positively Regulates the Terpenoid Indole Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus

(2011) N. Suttipanta et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Arabidopsis thaliana WRKY25, WRKY26, and WRKY33 coordinate induction of plant thermotolerance

(2011) Shujia Li et al.   PLANTA

Expression profiling of HbWRKY1, an ethephon-induced WRKY gene in latex from Hevea brasiliensis in responding to wounding and drought

(2011) Quanqi Zhang et al.   TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

PKS5, a SNF1-related kinase, interacts with and phosphorylates NPR1, and modulates expression of WRKY38 and WRKY62

(2010) Changgen Xie et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Ectopic expression of a grapevine transcription factor VvWRKY11 contributes to osmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

(2010) Huaying Liu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Epigenetic control of plant immunity

(2010) MARÍA E. ALVAREZ et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Arabidopsis snc2-1DActivates Receptor-Like Protein-Mediated Immunity Transduced through WRKY70

(2010) Yaxi Zhang et al.   PLANT CELL

The Mg-Chelatase H Subunit ofArabidopsisAntagonizes a Group of WRKY Transcription Repressors to Relieve ABA-Responsive Genes of Inhibition

(2010) Yi Shang et al.   PLANT CELL

A HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase negatively regulates Arabidopsis leaf senescence through degradation of the transcription factor WRKY53

(2010) Ying Miao et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Low Oleic Acid-Derived Repression of Jasmonic Acid-Inducible Defense Responses Requires the WRKY50 and WRKY51 Proteins

(2010) Q.-M. Gao et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Mutation of WRKY transcription factors initiates pith secondary wall formation and increases stem biomass in dicotyledonous plants

(2010) H. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

WRKY transcription factors

(2010) Paul J. Rushton et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

OsBWMK1 mediates SA-dependent defense responses by activating the transcription factor OsWRKY33

(2009) Sung Cheol Koo et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Isolation and Characterization of AaWRKY1, an Artemisia annua Transcription Factor that Regulates the Amorpha-4,11-diene Synthase Gene, a Key Gene of Artemisinin Biosynthesis

(2009) Dongming Ma et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

RRS1andRPS4provide a dualResistance-gene system against fungal and bacterial pathogens

(2009) Mari Narusaka et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A negative regulator encoded by a rice WRKY gene represses both abscisic acid and gibberellins signaling in aleurone cells

(2009) Zhong-Lin Zhang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The grapevine transcription factor WRKY2 influences the lignin pathway and xylem development in tobacco

(2009) Sabine Guillaumie et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A Pair of Allelic WRKY Genes Play Opposite Roles in Rice-Bacteria Interactions

(2009) Z. Tao et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A WRKY transcription factor participates in dehydration tolerance in Boea hygrometrica by binding to the W-box elements of the galactinol synthase (BhGolS1) promoter

(2009) Zhi Wang et al.   PLANTA

Proteomic profiling of tandem affinity purified 14-3-3 protein complexes inArabidopsis thaliana

(2009) Ing-Feng Chang et al.   PROTEOMICS

Arabidopsis MAP kinase 4 regulates gene expression through transcription factor release in the nucleus

(2008) Jin-Long Qiu et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Over-expression of the stress-induced OsWRKY45 enhances disease resistance and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis

(2008) Y QIU et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A novel upstream regulator ofWRKY53transcription during leaf senescence inArabidopsis thaliana

(2008) Y. Miao et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Soybean WRKY-type transcription factor genes, GmWRKY13, GmWRKY21, and GmWRKY54, confer differential tolerance to abiotic stresses in transgenic Arabidopsis plants

(2008) Qi-Yun Zhou et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Induced Plant Defenses in the Natural Environment: Nicotiana attenuata WRKY3 and WRKY6 Coordinate Responses to Herbivory

(2008) M. Skibbe et al.   PLANT CELL

Arabidopsis WRKY38 and WRKY62 Transcription Factors Interact with Histone Deacetylase 19 in Basal Defense

(2008) K.-C. Kim et al.   PLANT CELL

Enhanced heat and drought tolerance in transgenic rice seedlings overexpressing OsWRKY11 under the control of HSP101 promoter

(2008) Xiaolan Wu et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Interactions of Two Transcriptional Repressors and Two Transcriptional Activators in Modulating Gibberellin Signaling in Aleurone Cells

(2008) X. Zou et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A Role for AtWRKY23 in Feeding Site Establishment of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

(2008) W. Grunewald et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Secretion of momilactone A from rice roots to the rhizosphere

(2007) Hisashi Kato-Noguchi et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Enhancement of alkaloid production in opium and California poppy by transactivation using heterologous regulatory factors

(2007) Nestor R. Apuya et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL