WRKY30 — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CSA_7G328830, also known as WRKY30, WRKY50, or CsWRKY46, encodes a WRKY transcription factor with DNA-binding and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. In cucumber, this gene is associated with defense response to nematode, positive regulation of salicylic acid mediated signaling pathway, glucosinolate breakdown, root system development, and regulation of antifungal innate immune response. It is linked to traits including submergence response, aluminum response, stem senescence, leaf senescence, photosynthetic rate, stomatal complex closure time, chlorophyll content, flowering time, disease tolerance, and salt tolerance. The gene product localizes to the nucleus, cytosol, and plastid. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to salicylic acid signaling, jasmonic acid signaling, disease resistance, cold resistance, drought tolerance, and glucosinolate hydrolysis, while tomato WRKY46 studies connect it to cold resistance and immunity.