WRKY33 — Brassica napus

Summary

BnWRKY33 (DARMORV10_C04P66710.1) on chromosome C04 encodes a protein with a WRKY DNA-binding domain, possessing sequence-specific DNA binding, transcription cis-regulatory region binding, calmodulin binding, and protein kinase activity. It is associated with diverse biological processes including jasmonic acid/ethylene-dependent systemic resistance, salicylic acid-mediated signaling, camalexin anabolism, cellular thermotolerance, abscisic acid-mediated signalling involved in stomatal movement, and male meiosis cytokinesis. The gene is linked to traits such as disease tolerance, salt tolerance, cadmium concentration, aluminum response, leaf senescence, flowering time, seed growth, and root morphology. It localizes to the nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondria, and cell plate. Related genes in other species connect it to pathogen resistance, camalexin production, MAP kinase signaling, stomatal immunity, and drought stress response.