WRKY72 — Oryza sativa Japonica

Summary

OsWRKY45 (also known as WRKY72, OsWRKY45-2, OsWRKY45-1, OsWRKY75, and OsWRKY72) on rice chromosome 11 encodes a WRKY domain-containing protein that localizes to the nucleus and has DNA binding transcription factor activity, promoter-specific chromatin binding, RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding, sequence-specific DNA binding, transcription cis-regulatory region binding, protein homodimerization activity, metal binding, ATP binding, and protein binding. It is associated with cold tolerance, drought tolerance, CAPRICE expression, root hair development, leaf senescence, leaf angle, senescence, and resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. The gene is linked to atrichoblast differentiation, regulation of response to nutrient levels, abscisic acid mediated signalling involved in stomatal movement, gibberellin metabolism, negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, inhibition of defence response to bacteria, autophagy, positive regulation of leaf senescence, auxin transport, photorespiration, protein synthesis, geotropism, downregulation of gibberellic acid mediated signaling, response to molecule of bacterial origin, protein breakdown, downregulation of abscisic acid mediated signaling, regulation of defense response, and response to salt. It has been connected to rice bacterial blight disease resistance, salt response, salinity tolerance, heterosis, low temperature stress response, leaf senescence trait