WRKY6 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

T459_05908 (WRKY6, also known as RKNIF2) on pepper chromosome 2 encodes a WRKY family transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA binding and transcription cis-regulatory region binding activities. It is associated with diverse biological processes including regulation of antifungal innate immune response, abscisic acid-mediated signalling in stomatal movement, gibberellin metabolism, positive regulation of leaf senescence, and responses to chitin, bacterial molecules, salicylate, and stress. The gene has been connected to traits such as disease tolerance, salt response, high temperature stress response, proline content, nitrate uptake, leaf composition, seedling growth, and organ identity. Additional associations include phosphate homeostasis, seed size, seed oil content, chlorophyll degradation, root development, cold tolerance, and pathogen defense. The protein localises to the nucleus, cytosol, cytoplasm, mitochondria, Golgi complex, and plant-type vacuole.