WRKY transcription factors in plant defense

T Javed, SJ Gao - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Environmental stressors caused by climate change are fundamental barriers to agricultural
sustainability. Enhancing the stress resilience of crops is a key strategy in achieving global …

WRKY genes provide novel insights into their role against Ralstonia solanacearum infection in cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

L Yan, H Jin, A Raza, Y Huang, D Gu… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As one of the most important and largest transcription factors, WRKY plays a critical role in
plant disease resistance. However, little is known regarding the functions of the WRKY …

Genome-wide identification of Cymbidium sinense WRKY gene family and the importance of its Group III members in response to abiotic stress

YL Wei, JP Jin, D Liang, J Gao, J Li, Q Xie… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Transcription factors (TFs) of the WRKY family play pivotal roles in defense responses and
secondary metabolism of plants. Although WRKY TFs are well documented in numerous …

CaWRKY50 Acts as a Negative Regulator in Response to Colletotrichum scovillei Infection in Pepper

Y Li, X Ma, LD Xiao, YN Yu, HL Yan, ZH Gong - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chili anthracnose is one of the most common and destructive fungal pathogens that affects
the yield and quality of pepper. Although WRKY proteins play crucial roles in pepper …

Transcription factor CpWRKY50 enhances anthracnose resistance by promoting jasmonic acid signaling in papaya

M Yang, C Zhou, R Kuang, X Wu, C Liu, H He… - Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Colletotrichum brevisporum is an important fungal pathogen that causes anthracnose and
has led to serious postharvest losses of papaya (Carica papaya L.) fruit in recent years …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria improve growth and yield related attributes of chili under low nitrogen availability

A Raza, S Ejaz, MS Saleem, V Hejnak, F Ahmad… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Nitrogen (N) is a macronutrient desired by crop plants in large quantities. However, hiking
fertilizer prices need alternative N sources for reducing its requirements through appropriate …

WRKY transcription factor family in lettuce plant (Lactuca sativa): Genome-wide characterization, chromosome location, phylogeny structures, and expression patterns

P Du, Q Wu, Y Liu, X Cao, W Yi, T Jiao, M Hu, Y Huang - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
WRKY transcription factors (TF) have been identified in many plant species and play critical
roles in multiple stages of growth and development and under various stress conditions. As …

Defense signaling pathways in resistance to plant viruses: Crosstalk and finger pointing.

P Palukaitis, JY Yoon - Advances in Virus Research, 2024 - europepmc.org
Resistance to infection by plant viruses involves proteins encoded by plant resistance (R)
genes, viz., nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeats (NLRs), immune receptors. These …

CaSTH2 disables CaWRKY40 from activating pepper thermotolerance and immunity against Ralstonia solanacearum via physical interaction

X Cheng, M Wan, Y Song, Q Liu, X Hu… - Horticulture …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
CaWRKY40 coordinately activates pepper immunity against Ralstonia solanacearum
infection (RSI) and high temperature stress (HTS), forms positive feedback loops with other …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the efficiency of ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) and sodium azide (SA) to induce mutation in chili (Capsicum annuum L.) germplasm

S Mahpara, L Fatima, A Gul, R Ullah, M Muneer… - Journal of King Saud …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Exploring genetic diversity in traits of interest and utilizing it to breed high
yielding, disease-resistant and high market value varieties is the prime objective of plant …