WRKY3 — Lactuca sativa

Summary

LsWRKY3, a garden lettuce gene on chromosome 4, encodes a WRKY transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA binding and protein homodimerization activity. It is associated with the regulation of defence responses, including antifungal and antibacterial innate immunity, as well as responses to chitin, salicylic acid, and jasmonic acid. The gene is linked to abscisic acid (ABA) anabolism and signalling involved in stomatal movement, positive regulation of leaf senescence, and heat acclimation. It has been connected to plant height, oxidative stress response, ABA sensitivity, and salt tolerance. Related genes in other species are associated with salt stress tolerance, basal immunity, resistance to necrotrophic pathogens, herbivores, and root-knot nematode.

Annotations

Chromosome
4
Related genes
WRKY3, WRKY4, SUM1, WRKY58
GO terms
Promoter-specific Chromatin Binding, salinity response, Response To Gibberellin, Response To Ethylene, downregulation of transcription, DNA-dependent, Regulation Of Defense Response, Transcription Cis-regulatory Region Binding, sumoylation
Publications
24377444, 30044528, 20074036, 36771692, 22330895, 16367961, 20736450, 36413312
Traits
salt tolerance, oxidative stress tolerance, DNA damage repair, abscisic acid sensitivity, stress response, abscisic acid response, ABA-mediated growth inhibition, susceptibility to biotrophic pathogens