ZAP1 — Capsicum annuum

Summary

CaZAP1 (also known as WRKY49, CaWRKY20, or WRKY1) on pepper chromosome 9 encodes a WRKY-domain transcription factor that binds DNA and metal ions, localizes to the nucleus and mitochondria, and can homodimerize. It is associated with abscisic-acid-mediated stomatal movement, gibberellin metabolism, salicylic acid signaling, leaf senescence, and responses to bacteria, fungi, chitin, and viruses. The gene has been linked to drought tolerance, salt tolerance, disease resistance, flowering time, nitrogen remobilization, alkaloid production, and monocarpic senescence. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to salicylic acid signaling, transcriptional regulation, defense, early and late blight resistance, and resistance to Phytophthora infestans.

Annotations

Chromosome
9
Related genes
ZAP1
GO terms
Promoter-specific Chromatin Binding, salinity response, Response To Gibberellin, Response To Ethylene, downregulation of transcription, DNA-dependent, Regulation Of Defense Response, Systemic Acquired Resistance, Transcription Cis-regulatory Region Binding
Publications
24377444, 31685687, 21805321, 21333657, PMID:25533953, 14973164, PMID:11118137, 12969430
Traits
salt tolerance, salt stress tolerance, flowering time, leaf senescence, nitrogen remobilization, monocarpic senescence, gene expression regulation, other miscellaneous trait