WRKY22 — Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Summary

BoWRKY22 (BOLND125_C02P048650.1) on cauliflower chromosome 2 encodes a WRKY transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA-binding and promoter-specific chromatin-binding activities, localising to the nucleus. The gene is associated with the regulation of antifungal innate immune responses, leaf senescence, and responses to abscisic acid, gibberellin, jasmonic acid, chitin, hypoxia, and stress generally. It is linked to stomatal movement, defence responses, bacterial wilt resistance, aphid susceptibility, cryo-stress and submergence tolerance, as well as root and hypocotyl development. Related genes in other species are linked to innate immunity, ethylene biosynthesis, and induced systemic resistance.