WRKY23 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C012932.2, also known as CmWRKY23, encodes a WRKY transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA binding activity. This melon gene on chromosome 5 is associated with responses to multiple hormones, including auxin, abscisic acid, gibberellin, and jasmonic acid, as well as with defence responses to bacteria and nematodes. It is linked to nematode resistance, bacterial resistance, basal disease resistance, shoot regeneration, root growth, shoot branching, vascular tissue development, embryo development, callus formation, ammonium tolerance, and high light and heat stress tolerance. Its product localises to the nucleus and is associated with positive regulation of transcription initiation and protein localisation involved in auxin polar transport.