Group IIc WRKY transcription factors regulate cotton resistance to Fusarium oxysporum by promoting GhMKK2‐mediated flavonoid biosynthesis

L Wang, D Guo, G Zhao, J Wang, S Zhang… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
WRKY transcription factors (TFs) are crucial regulators in response to pathogen infection.
However, the regulatory mechanisms of WRKY TFs in response to Fusarium oxysporum f …

GhWRKY15, a member of the WRKY transcription factor family identified from cotton (Gossypium hirsutumL.), is involved in disease resistance and plant …

F Yu, Y Huaxia, W Lu, C Wu, X Cao, X Guo - BMC plant biology, 2012 - Springer
Background As a large family of regulatory proteins, WRKY transcription factors play
essential roles in the processes of adaptation to diverse environmental stresses and plant …

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

Y Yan, H Jia, F Wang, C Wang, S Liu, X Guo - Frontiers in physiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
WRKY proteins constitute transcriptional regulators involved in various biological processes,
especially in coping with diverse biotic and abiotic stresses. However, in contrast to other …

GhWRKY39, a member of the WRKY transcription factor family in cotton, has a positive role in disease resistance and salt stress tolerance

W Shi, D Liu, L Hao, C Wu, X Guo, H Li - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ …, 2014 - Springer
WRKY transcription factors have been suggested to play crucial roles in the response to
biotic and abiotic stresses. However, previous studies concerning WRKYs have primarily …

GhWRKY41 forms a positive feedback regulation loop and increases cotton defence response against Verticillium dahliae by regulating phenylpropanoid metabolism

S Xiao, Y Ming, Q Hu, Z Ye, H Si, S Liu… - Plant biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the established significance of WRKY proteins and phenylpropanoid metabolism in
plant immunity, how WRKY proteins modulate aspects of the phenylpropanoid pathway …

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

X Liu, Y Song, F Xing, N Wang, F Wen, C Zhu - Protoplasma, 2016 - Springer
WRKY transcription factors are involved in various processes, ranging from plant growth to
abiotic and biotic stress responses. Group I WRKY members have been rarely reported …

GhWRKY40, a Multiple Stress-Responsive Cotton WRKY Gene, Plays an Important Role in the Wounding Response and Enhances Susceptibility to Ralstonia solanacearum …

X Wang, Y Yan, Y Li, X Chu, C Wu, X Guo - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
WRKY transcription factors form one of the largest transcription factor families and function
as important components in the complex signaling processes that occur during plant stress …

Role of WRKY transcription factors in regulation of abiotic stress responses in cotton

X Guo, A Ullah, D Siuta, B Kukfisz, S Iqbal - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Environmental factors are the major constraints in sustainable agriculture. WRKY proteins
are a large family of transcription factors (TFs) that regulate various developmental …

Overexpression of NtWRKY50 Increases Resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum and Alters Salicylic Acid and Jasmonic Acid Production in Tobacco

Q Liu, Y Liu, Y Tang, J Chen, W Ding - Frontiers in plant science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
WRKY transcription factors (TFs) modulate plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses.
Here, we characterized a WRKY IIc TF, NtWRKY50, isolated from tobacco (Nicotiana …

GhWRKY70D13 Regulates Resistance to Verticillium dahliae in Cotton Through the Ethylene and Jasmonic Acid Signaling Pathways

XP Xiong, SC Sun, XY Zhang, YJ Li, F Liu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae is a destructive cotton disease causing severe
yield and quality losses worldwide. WRKY transcription factors play important roles in plant …