WRKY11 — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PHAVU_009G101900, designated PvWRKY11, encodes a protein with a WRKY DNA-binding domain and a zinc-cluster domain on chromosome 9 of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). It exhibits sequence-specific DNA binding, calmodulin binding, and promoter-specific chromatin binding activities. PvWRKY11 is associated with regulation of antifungal innate immune response, inhibition of defence response to bacteria, and regulation of jasmonic acid mediated signaling pathway, downregulation of abscisic acid mediated signaling, and downregulation of gibberellic acid mediated signaling. It is linked to response to chitin, response to fungi, response to bacteria, response to salicylate, response to gibberellin, response to jasmonic acid, response to abscisic acid, and DNA-dependent transcription. The gene is associated with induced systemic resistance, systemic resistance, immune response, jasmonic acid signalling, salt stress tolerance, seed germination, root growth, osmotic stress tolerance, disease resistance, resistance to Pseudomonas syringae, and nematode resistance. Related genes in other species link the family to abiotic stress tolerance, stress response, pathogen resistance, and basal defense.