response against the vascular wilt pathogen (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici). PLoS One
13(4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193922
Abbruscato P, Nepusz T, Mizzi L, Del Corvo M, Morandini P, Fumasoni I, Michel C, Paccanaro A,
Guiderdoni E, Schaffrath U, Morel JB (2012) OsWRKY22, a monocot WRKY gene, plays a
role in the resistance response to blast. Mol Plant Pathol 13(8):828–841
Alfenas-Zerbini P, Maia IG, Fávaro RD, Cascardo JC, Brommonschenkel SH, Zerbini FM (2009)
Genome-wide analysis of differentially expressed genes during the early stages of tomato
infection by a potyvirus. Mol Plant Microbe Inter 22(3):352–361
Alvarez ME, Nota F, Cambiagno DA (2010) Epigenetic control of plant immunity. Mol Plant
Pathol 11(4):563–576
Alvarez-Venegas R, Abdallat AA, Guo M, Alfano JR, Avramova Z (2007) Epigenetic control of a
transcription factor at the cross section of two antagonistic pathways. Epigenetics 2(2):106–113
Alves MS, Dadalto SP, Gonçalves AB, De Souza GB, Barros VA, Fietto LG (2014) Transcription
factor functional protein-protein interactions in plant defense responses. Proteomes 2(1):85–106
Amuge T, Berger DK, Katari MS, Myburg AA, Goldman SL, Ferguson ME (2017) A time series
transcriptome analysis of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties challenged with
Ugandan cassava brown streak virus. Sci Rep 7(1):1–21
Ando S, Obinata A, Takahashi H (2014) WRKY70 interacting with RCY1 disease resistance
protein is required for resistance to cucumber mosaic virus in Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiol
Mol Plant Pathol 85:8–14
Babu M, Griffiths JS, Huang TS, Wang A (2008) Altered gene expression changes in Arabidopsis
leaf tissues and protoplasts in response to plum pox virus infection. BMC Genomics 9(1):325
Bahrini I, Ogawa T, Kobayashi F, Kawahigashi H, Handa H (2011) Overexpression of the
pathogen-inducible wheat TaWRKY45 gene confers disease resistance to multiple fungi in
transgenic wheat plants. Breed Sci 61(4):319–326
Bai Y, Kissoudis C, Yan Z, Visser RG, van der Linden G (2018) Plant behaviour under combined
stress: tomato responses to combined salinity and pathogen stress. Plant J 93(4):781–793
Bakshi M, Oelmüller R (2014) WRKY transcription factors: Jack of many trades in plants. Plant
Signal Behav 9(2):e27700
Beyer K, Binder A, Boller T, Collinge M (2001) Identification of potato genes induced during
colonization by Phytophthora infestans. Mol Plant Pathol 2(3):125–134
Borsani O, Zhu J, Verslues PE, Sunkar R, Zhu JK (2005) Endogenous siRNAs derived from a pair
of natural cis-antisense transcripts regulate salt tolerance in Arabidopsis. Cell 123(7):1279–1291
Catoni M, Miozzi L, Fiorilli V, Lanfranco L, Accotto GP (2009) Comparative analysis of expression profiles in shoots and roots of tomato systemically infected by tomato spotted wilt virus
reveals organ-specific transcriptional responses. Mol Plant-Microbe Inter 22(12):1504–1513
Chen C, Chen Z (2002) Potentiation of developmentally regulated plant defense response by
AtWRKY18 a pathogen-induced Arabidopsis transcription factor. Plant Physiol 129
(2):706–716
Chen CE, Yeh HH (2010) Plant defense-related transcription factor WRKY 6 plays both supportive
and inhibitory roles in tobacco mosaic virus infection. Plant Pathol Bull 19(1):31–40
Chen L, Zhang L, Yu D (2010) Wounding-induced WRKY8 is involved in basal defense in
Arabidopsis. Mol Plant-Microbe Inter 23(5):558–565
Chen L, Zhang L, Li D, Wang F, Yu D (2013a) WRKY8 transcription factor functions in the
TMV-cg defense response by mediating both abscisic acid and ethylene signaling in
Arabidopsis. Proceed Nat Acad Sci 110(21):1963–1971
Chen T, Lv Y, Zhao T, Li N, Yang Y, Yu W, He X, Liu T, Zhang B (2013b) Comparative
transcriptome profiling of a resistant vs. susceptible tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) cultivar in
response to infection by tomato yellow leaf curl virus. PLoS One 8(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/
journal.pone.0080816
Chen X, Liu J, Lin G, Wang A, Wang Z, Lu G (2013c) Overexpression of AtWRKY28 and
AtWRKY75 in Arabidopsis enhances resistance to oxalic acid and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
Plant Cell Rep 32(10):1589–1599
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13(4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193922
Abbruscato P, Nepusz T, Mizzi L, Del Corvo M, Morandini P, Fumasoni I, Michel C, Paccanaro A,
Guiderdoni E, Schaffrath U, Morel JB (2012) OsWRKY22, a monocot WRKY gene, plays a
role in the resistance response to blast. Mol Plant Pathol 13(8):828–841
Alfenas-Zerbini P, Maia IG, Fávaro RD, Cascardo JC, Brommonschenkel SH, Zerbini FM (2009)
Genome-wide analysis of differentially expressed genes during the early stages of tomato
infection by a potyvirus. Mol Plant Microbe Inter 22(3):352–361
Alvarez ME, Nota F, Cambiagno DA (2010) Epigenetic control of plant immunity. Mol Plant
Pathol 11(4):563–576
Alvarez-Venegas R, Abdallat AA, Guo M, Alfano JR, Avramova Z (2007) Epigenetic control of a
transcription factor at the cross section of two antagonistic pathways. Epigenetics 2(2):106–113
Alves MS, Dadalto SP, Gonçalves AB, De Souza GB, Barros VA, Fietto LG (2014) Transcription
factor functional protein-protein interactions in plant defense responses. Proteomes 2(1):85–106
Amuge T, Berger DK, Katari MS, Myburg AA, Goldman SL, Ferguson ME (2017) A time series
transcriptome analysis of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties challenged with
Ugandan cassava brown streak virus. Sci Rep 7(1):1–21
Ando S, Obinata A, Takahashi H (2014) WRKY70 interacting with RCY1 disease resistance
protein is required for resistance to cucumber mosaic virus in Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiol
Mol Plant Pathol 85:8–14
Babu M, Griffiths JS, Huang TS, Wang A (2008) Altered gene expression changes in Arabidopsis
leaf tissues and protoplasts in response to plum pox virus infection. BMC Genomics 9(1):325
Bahrini I, Ogawa T, Kobayashi F, Kawahigashi H, Handa H (2011) Overexpression of the
pathogen-inducible wheat TaWRKY45 gene confers disease resistance to multiple fungi in
transgenic wheat plants. Breed Sci 61(4):319–326
Bai Y, Kissoudis C, Yan Z, Visser RG, van der Linden G (2018) Plant behaviour under combined
stress: tomato responses to combined salinity and pathogen stress. Plant J 93(4):781–793
Bakshi M, Oelmüller R (2014) WRKY transcription factors: Jack of many trades in plants. Plant
Signal Behav 9(2):e27700
Beyer K, Binder A, Boller T, Collinge M (2001) Identification of potato genes induced during
colonization by Phytophthora infestans. Mol Plant Pathol 2(3):125–134
Borsani O, Zhu J, Verslues PE, Sunkar R, Zhu JK (2005) Endogenous siRNAs derived from a pair
of natural cis-antisense transcripts regulate salt tolerance in Arabidopsis. Cell 123(7):1279–1291
Catoni M, Miozzi L, Fiorilli V, Lanfranco L, Accotto GP (2009) Comparative analysis of expression profiles in shoots and roots of tomato systemically infected by tomato spotted wilt virus
reveals organ-specific transcriptional responses. Mol Plant-Microbe Inter 22(12):1504–1513
Chen C, Chen Z (2002) Potentiation of developmentally regulated plant defense response by
AtWRKY18 a pathogen-induced Arabidopsis transcription factor. Plant Physiol 129
(2):706–716
Chen CE, Yeh HH (2010) Plant defense-related transcription factor WRKY 6 plays both supportive
and inhibitory roles in tobacco mosaic virus infection. Plant Pathol Bull 19(1):31–40
Chen L, Zhang L, Yu D (2010) Wounding-induced WRKY8 is involved in basal defense in
Arabidopsis. Mol Plant-Microbe Inter 23(5):558–565
Chen L, Zhang L, Li D, Wang F, Yu D (2013a) WRKY8 transcription factor functions in the
TMV-cg defense response by mediating both abscisic acid and ethylene signaling in
Arabidopsis. Proceed Nat Acad Sci 110(21):1963–1971
Chen T, Lv Y, Zhao T, Li N, Yang Y, Yu W, He X, Liu T, Zhang B (2013b) Comparative
transcriptome profiling of a resistant vs. susceptible tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) cultivar in
response to infection by tomato yellow leaf curl virus. PLoS One 8(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/
journal.pone.0080816
Chen X, Liu J, Lin G, Wang A, Wang Z, Lu G (2013c) Overexpression of AtWRKY28 and
AtWRKY75 in Arabidopsis enhances resistance to oxalic acid and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
Plant Cell Rep 32(10):1589–1599
11 Role of WRKY Transcription Factor Superfamily in Plant Disease Management
353