Prioritizing plant defence over growth through WRKY regulation facilitates infestation by non-target herbivores
Plants generally respond to herbivore attack by increasing resistance and decreasing
growth. This prioritization is achieved through the regulation of phytohormonal signaling …
growth. This prioritization is achieved through the regulation of phytohormonal signaling …
OsWRKY53, a versatile switch in regulating herbivore-induced defense responses in rice
ABSTRACT WRKY proteins, which belong to a large family of plant-specific transcription
factors, play important roles in plant defenses against pathogens and herbivores by …
factors, play important roles in plant defenses against pathogens and herbivores by …
The Transcription Factor OsWRKY45 Negatively Modulates the Resistance of Rice to the Brown Planthopper Nilaparvata lugens
WRKY transcription factors play a central role not only in plant growth and development but
also in plant stress responses. However, the role of WRKY transcription factors in herbivore …
also in plant stress responses. However, the role of WRKY transcription factors in herbivore …
The rice transcription factor WRKY53 suppresses herbivore-induced defenses by acting as a negative feedback modulator of mitogen-activated protein kinase activity
The mechanisms by which herbivore-attacked plants activate their defenses are well
studied. By contrast, little is known about the regulatory mechanisms that allow them to …
studied. By contrast, little is known about the regulatory mechanisms that allow them to …
Development of disease-resistant rice using regulatory components of induced disease resistance
H Takatsuji - Frontiers in plant science, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Infectious diseases cause huge crop losses annually. In response to pathogen attacks,
plants activate defense systems that are mediated through various signaling pathways. The …
plants activate defense systems that are mediated through various signaling pathways. The …
The WRKY45-2 WRKY13 WRKY42 transcriptional regulatory cascade is required for rice resistance to fungal pathogen
H Cheng, H Liu, Y Deng, J Xiao, X Li… - Plant Physiology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Blast caused by fungal Magnaporthe oryzae is a devastating disease of rice (Oryza sativa)
worldwide, and this fungus also infects barley (Hordeum vulgare). At least 11 rice WRKY …
worldwide, and this fungus also infects barley (Hordeum vulgare). At least 11 rice WRKY …
OsWRKY13 mediates rice disease resistance by regulating defense-related genes in salicylate-and jasmonate-dependent signaling
D Qiu, J Xiao, X Ding, M Xiong, M Cai… - Molecular plant …, 2007 - Am Phytopath Society
Although 109 WRKY genes have been identified in the rice genome, the functions of most
are unknown. Here, we show that OsWRKY13 plays a pivotal role in rice disease resistance …
are unknown. Here, we show that OsWRKY13 plays a pivotal role in rice disease resistance …
Rice WRKY4 acts as a transcriptional activator mediating defense responses toward Rhizoctonia solani, the causing agent of rice sheath blight
H Wang, J Meng, X Peng, X Tang, P Zhou, J Xiang… - Plant molecular …, 2015 - Springer
WRKY transcription factors have been implicated in the regulation of transcriptional
reprogramming associated with various plant processes but most notably with plant defense …
reprogramming associated with various plant processes but most notably with plant defense …
The Transcription Factors WRKY11 and WRKY17 Act as Negative Regulators of Basal Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana
N Journot-Catalino, IE Somssich, D Roby… - The Plant Cell, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Transcription factors are believed to play a pivotal role in the activation and fine-tuning of
plant defense responses, but little is known about the exact function of individual …
plant defense responses, but little is known about the exact function of individual …
Constitutive expression of rice WRKY30 gene increases the endogenous jasmonic acid accumulation, PR gene expression and resistance to fungal pathogens in …
X Peng, Y Hu, X Tang, P Zhou, X Deng, H Wang, Z Guo - Planta, 2012 - Springer
WRKY transcription factors are crucial regulatory components of plant responses to
pathogen infection. In the present study, we report isolation and functional characterization …
pathogen infection. In the present study, we report isolation and functional characterization …