Chen X, Li C, Wang H, Guo Z (2019) WRKY transcription factors: evolution, binding, and action.
Phytopathol Res 1(1):13
Cheng H, Liu H, Deng Y, Xiao J, Li X, Wang S (2015) The WRKY45-2 WRKY13 WRKY42
transcriptional regulatory cascade is required for rice resistance to fungal pathogen. Plant
Physiol 167(3):1087–1099
Cho SM, Kang EY, Min KH, Lee YK, Kim YC, Yang KY, Kim KS, Choi Y, Cho BH (2012) A
positive regulatory role of the watermelon ClWRKY70 gene for disease resistance in transgenic
Arabidopsis thaliana. Biol Plant 56(3):560–565
Choi H, Jo Y, Lian S, Jo KM, Chu H, Yoon JY, Choi SK, Kim KH, Cho WK (2015) Comparative
analysis of chrysanthemum transcriptome in response to three RNA viruses: cucumber mosaic
virus, tomato spotted wilt virus and potato virus X. Plant Mol Biol 88(3):233–248
Chujo T, Miyamoto K, Shimogawa T, Shimizu T, Otake Y, Yokotani N, Nishizawa Y, Shibuya N,
Nojiri H, Yamane H, Minami E (2013) OsWRKY28, a PAMP-responsive transrepressor,
negatively regulates innate immune responses in rice against rice blast fungus. Plant Mol Biol
82(1–2):23–37
Cormack RS, Eulgem T, Rushton PJ, Kochner P, Hahlbrock K, Somssich IE (2002) Leucine zippercontaining WRKY proteins widen the spectrum of immediate early elicitor-induced WRKY
transcription factors in parsley. Biochim Biophys Acta Gene Struct Exp 1576(1–2):92–100
Dang FF, Wang YN, Yu LU, Eulgem T, Lai YAN, Liu ZQ, Wang XU, Qiu AL, Zhang TX, Lin J,
Chen YS (2013) CaWRKY40, a WRKY protein of pepper, plays an important role in the
regulation of tolerance to heat stress and resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. Plant
Cell Environ 36(4):757–774
Dang F, Wang Y, She J, Lei Y, Liu Z, Eulgem T, Lai Y, Lin J, Yu L, Lei D, Guan D (2014)
Overexpression of CaWRKY27, a subgroup IIe WRKY transcription factor of Capsicum
annuum, positively regulates tobacco resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. Physiol
Plant 150(3):397–411
Dardick C (2007) Comparative expression profiling of Nicotiana benthamiana leaves systemically
infected with three fruit tree viruses. Mol Plant Microbe Inter 20(8):1004–1017
de Almeida DSM, Do Amaral DOJ, Del-Bem LE, dos Santos EB, Silva RJS, Gramacho KP,
Vincentz M, Micheli F (2017) Genome-wide identification and characterization of cacao
WRKY transcription factors and analysis of their expression in response to witches’ broom
disease. PLoS One 12(10). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187346
Dellagi A, Heilbronn J, Avrova AO, Montesano M, Palva ET, Stewart HE, Toth IK, Cooke DE,
Lyon GD, Birch PR (2000) A potato gene encoding a WRKY-like transcription factor is induced
in interactions with Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica and Phytophthora infestans and is
coregulated with class I endochitinase expression. Mol Plant Microbe Inter 13(10):1092–1101
Dong J, Chen C, Chen Z (2003) Expression profiles of the Arabidopsis WRKY gene superfamily
during plant defense response. Plant Mol Biol 51(1):21–37
Dong H, Tan J, Li M, Yu Y, Jia S, Zhang C, Wu Y, Liu Y (2019) Transcriptome analysis of soybean
WRKY TFs in response to Peronospora manshurica infection. Genomics 111(6):1412–1422
Duan Y, Jiang Y, Ye S, Karim A, Ling Z, He Y, Yang S, Luo K (2015) PtrWRKY73, a salicylic
acid-inducible poplar WRKY transcription factor, is involved in disease resistance in
Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Rep 34(5):831–841
Eulgem T, Somssich IE (2007) Networks of WRKY transcription factors in defense signaling. Curr
Opin Plant Biol 10(4):366–371
Eulgem T, Rushton PJ, Robatzek S, Somssich IE (2000) The WRKY superfamily of plant
transcription factors. Trends Plant Sci 5(5):199–206
Fan H, Wang F, Gao H, Wang L, Xu J, Zhao Z (2011) Pathogen-induced MdWRKY1 in ‘Qinguan’
apple enhances disease resistance. J Plant Biol 54(3):150–158
Fernandez D, Santos P, Agostini C, Bon MC, Petitot AS, Silva C, Guimaraes MG, Leonor R, Ana
AX, Nicole M (2004) Coffee (Coffea arabica L) genes early expressed during infection by the
rust fungus (Hemileia vastatrix). Mol Plant Pathol 5(6):527–536
354
L. S. Rajput et al.
Phytopathol Res 1(1):13
Cheng H, Liu H, Deng Y, Xiao J, Li X, Wang S (2015) The WRKY45-2 WRKY13 WRKY42
transcriptional regulatory cascade is required for rice resistance to fungal pathogen. Plant
Physiol 167(3):1087–1099
Cho SM, Kang EY, Min KH, Lee YK, Kim YC, Yang KY, Kim KS, Choi Y, Cho BH (2012) A
positive regulatory role of the watermelon ClWRKY70 gene for disease resistance in transgenic
Arabidopsis thaliana. Biol Plant 56(3):560–565
Choi H, Jo Y, Lian S, Jo KM, Chu H, Yoon JY, Choi SK, Kim KH, Cho WK (2015) Comparative
analysis of chrysanthemum transcriptome in response to three RNA viruses: cucumber mosaic
virus, tomato spotted wilt virus and potato virus X. Plant Mol Biol 88(3):233–248
Chujo T, Miyamoto K, Shimogawa T, Shimizu T, Otake Y, Yokotani N, Nishizawa Y, Shibuya N,
Nojiri H, Yamane H, Minami E (2013) OsWRKY28, a PAMP-responsive transrepressor,
negatively regulates innate immune responses in rice against rice blast fungus. Plant Mol Biol
82(1–2):23–37
Cormack RS, Eulgem T, Rushton PJ, Kochner P, Hahlbrock K, Somssich IE (2002) Leucine zippercontaining WRKY proteins widen the spectrum of immediate early elicitor-induced WRKY
transcription factors in parsley. Biochim Biophys Acta Gene Struct Exp 1576(1–2):92–100
Dang FF, Wang YN, Yu LU, Eulgem T, Lai YAN, Liu ZQ, Wang XU, Qiu AL, Zhang TX, Lin J,
Chen YS (2013) CaWRKY40, a WRKY protein of pepper, plays an important role in the
regulation of tolerance to heat stress and resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. Plant
Cell Environ 36(4):757–774
Dang F, Wang Y, She J, Lei Y, Liu Z, Eulgem T, Lai Y, Lin J, Yu L, Lei D, Guan D (2014)
Overexpression of CaWRKY27, a subgroup IIe WRKY transcription factor of Capsicum
annuum, positively regulates tobacco resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. Physiol
Plant 150(3):397–411
Dardick C (2007) Comparative expression profiling of Nicotiana benthamiana leaves systemically
infected with three fruit tree viruses. Mol Plant Microbe Inter 20(8):1004–1017
de Almeida DSM, Do Amaral DOJ, Del-Bem LE, dos Santos EB, Silva RJS, Gramacho KP,
Vincentz M, Micheli F (2017) Genome-wide identification and characterization of cacao
WRKY transcription factors and analysis of their expression in response to witches’ broom
disease. PLoS One 12(10). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187346
Dellagi A, Heilbronn J, Avrova AO, Montesano M, Palva ET, Stewart HE, Toth IK, Cooke DE,
Lyon GD, Birch PR (2000) A potato gene encoding a WRKY-like transcription factor is induced
in interactions with Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica and Phytophthora infestans and is
coregulated with class I endochitinase expression. Mol Plant Microbe Inter 13(10):1092–1101
Dong J, Chen C, Chen Z (2003) Expression profiles of the Arabidopsis WRKY gene superfamily
during plant defense response. Plant Mol Biol 51(1):21–37
Dong H, Tan J, Li M, Yu Y, Jia S, Zhang C, Wu Y, Liu Y (2019) Transcriptome analysis of soybean
WRKY TFs in response to Peronospora manshurica infection. Genomics 111(6):1412–1422
Duan Y, Jiang Y, Ye S, Karim A, Ling Z, He Y, Yang S, Luo K (2015) PtrWRKY73, a salicylic
acid-inducible poplar WRKY transcription factor, is involved in disease resistance in
Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Rep 34(5):831–841
Eulgem T, Somssich IE (2007) Networks of WRKY transcription factors in defense signaling. Curr
Opin Plant Biol 10(4):366–371
Eulgem T, Rushton PJ, Robatzek S, Somssich IE (2000) The WRKY superfamily of plant
transcription factors. Trends Plant Sci 5(5):199–206
Fan H, Wang F, Gao H, Wang L, Xu J, Zhao Z (2011) Pathogen-induced MdWRKY1 in ‘Qinguan’
apple enhances disease resistance. J Plant Biol 54(3):150–158
Fernandez D, Santos P, Agostini C, Bon MC, Petitot AS, Silva C, Guimaraes MG, Leonor R, Ana
AX, Nicole M (2004) Coffee (Coffea arabica L) genes early expressed during infection by the
rust fungus (Hemileia vastatrix). Mol Plant Pathol 5(6):527–536
354
L. S. Rajput et al.