WRKY1 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101502574 (WRKY1, also known as CaWRKY53, CaATWRKY53, CaWRKY41, CaWRKY50, WRKY41, WRKY53, ATWRKY53) on chickpea chromosome 6 encodes a WRKY domain-containing transcription factor with DNA-binding, calcium ion binding, protein serine/threonine kinase activity, and enzyme modulator functions. It is associated with defense responses to nematodes and insects, positive regulation of salicylic acid-mediated signaling, systemic acquired resistance, MAPK cascade, calcium signaling, glucosinolate breakdown, root system development, root meristem growth, and negative regulation of response to water deprivation. The gene is linked to traits including aluminum response, root oxidative activity, insect damage response, jasmonic acid content, high and low temperature stress responses, stomatal closure time, leaf senescence, seed growth and development, root thickness, abscisic acid sensitivity, flowering time, disease tolerance, salt tolerance, and plant growth and development. Related genes in other species link the family to salicylic and jasmonic acid signaling, disease resistance, glucosinolate hydrolysis, MAP kinase signaling, and stress responses including drought, heat, cold, osmotic, and salinity tolerance.