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 …

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

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

Pepper immunity against Ralstonia solanacearum is positively regulated by CaWRKY3 through modulation of different WRKY transcription factors

A Hussain, A Qayyum, S Farooq, SM Almutairi… - BMC Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Background Several WRKY transcription factors (TFs), including CaWRKY6, CaWRKY22,
CaWRKY27, and CaWRKY40 are known to govern the resistance of pepper (Capsicum …

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

L Yan, H **, 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 **, D Liang, J Gao, J Li, Q **e… - 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 **ao, 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 …

[HTML][HTML] WRKY Transcription Factors (TFs) as Key Regulators of Plant Resilience to Environmental Stresses: Current Perspective

S Li, MA Khoso, H Xu, C Zhang, Z Liu, S Wagan… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Plants encounter various stresses in their natural environments and can effectively respond
to only one stress at a time. Through a complex gene network, transcription factors (TFs) …

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 …

Comparative Transcriptomics Analysis Reveals the Differences in Transcription between Resistant and Susceptible Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Varieties in …

Y Wang, B Chen, C Cheng, B Fu, M Qi, H Du, S Geng… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is a herbaceous plant species in the family Solanaceae.
Capsicum anthracnose is caused by the genus Colletotrichum. spp., which decreases …