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proteins are activators of the WRKY33 transcription factor in plant defense. Plant Cell 23
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Zhang R, Dennis ES (2014) DNA demethylases target promoter transposable elements to
positively regulate stress responsive genes in Arabidopsis. Genome Biol 15(9):458
Levee V, Major I, Levasseur C, Tremblay L, MacKay J, Seguin A (2009) Expression profiling and
functional analysis of populus WRKY23 reveals a regulatory role in defense. New Phytol 184
(1):48–70
Li J, Wang J, Wang N, Guo X, Gao Z (2015) GhWRKY44 a WRKY transcription factor of cotton,
mediates defense responses to pathogen infection in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant
Cell Tiss Org 121(1):127–140
Li X, An M, Xia Z, Bai X, Wu Y (2017) Transcriptome analysis of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
fruits in response to cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) infection. Sci Rep 7
(1):1–12
Li H, Wu J, Shang X, Geng M, Gao J, Zhao S, Yu X, Li D, Kang Z, Wang X, Wang X (2020)
WRKY transcription factors shared by BTH-induced resistance and NPR1-mediated acquired
resistance improve broad-spectrum disease resistance in wheat. Mol Plant Microbe Int 33
(3):433–443
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10.1371/journal.pone.0199851
Jingyuan Z, Xuexiao Z, Zhenchuan M, Bingyan X (2011) A novel pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)
WRKY gene CaWRKY30 is involved in pathogen stress responses. J Plant Biol 54(5):329
Kalde M, Barth M, Somssich IE, Lippok B (2003) Members of the Arabidopsis WRKY group III
transcription factors are part of different plant defense signaling pathways. Mol Plant Microbe
Inter 16(4):295–305
Kim KC, Fan B, Chen Z (2006) Pathogen-induced Arabidopsis WRKY7 is a transcriptional
repressor and enhances plant susceptibility to Pseudomonas syringae. Plant Physiol 142
(3):1180–1192
Kim KC, Lai Z, Fan B, Chen Z (2008) Arabidopsis WRKY38 and WRKY62 transcription factors
interact with histone deacetylase 19 in basal defense. Plant Cell 20(9):2357–2371
Kissoudis C, Sunarti S, Van De Wiel C, Visser RG, van der Linden CG, Bai Y (2016) Responses to
combined abiotic and biotic stress in tomato are governed by stress intensity and resistance
mechanism. J Exp Bot 67(17):5119–5132
Knoth C, Ringler J, Dangl JL, Eulgem T (2007) Arabidopsis WRKY70 is required for full RPP4mediated disease resistance and basal defense against Hyaloperonospora parasitica. Mol Plant
Microbe Inter 20(2):120–128
Ko YJ, Lee S, Song K, Park SY, Ahn I, Bae SC, Lee YH, Hwang DJ (2015) Heterologous
expression of the Brassica rapa transcription factor BrWRKY7 enhances resistance against
bacterial soft rot caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum in Arabidopsis. Plant Biotechnol Rep
9(4):179–186
Kuki Y, Ohno R, Yoshida K, Takumi S (2020) Heterologous expression of wheat WRKY
transcription factor genes transcriptionally activated in hybrid necrosis strains alters abiotic
and biotic stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol Biochem 150:71–79
Kumar G, Dasgupta I (2020) Comprehensive molecular insights into the stress response dynamics
of rice (Oryza sativa L.) during rice tungro disease by RNA-seq-based comparative whole
transcriptome analysis. J Biosci 45(1):27
Kundu A, Patel A, Paul S, Pal A (2015) Transcript dynamics at early stages of molecular
interactions of MYMIV with resistant and susceptible genotypes of the leguminous host
Vigna mungo. PLoS One 10(4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124687
Lai Z, Vinod KM, Zheng Z, Fan B, Chen Z (2008) Roles of ArabidopsisWRKY3 and WRKY4
transcription factors in plant responses to pathogens. BMC Plant Biol 8(1):68
Lai Z, Li Y, Wang F, Cheng Y, Fan B, Yu JQ, Chen Z (2011) Arabidopsis sigma factor binding
proteins are activators of the WRKY33 transcription factor in plant defense. Plant Cell 23
(10):3824–3841
Le TN, Schumann U, Smith NA, Tiwari S, Au PCK, Zhu QH, Taylor JM, Kazan K, Llewellyn DJ,
Zhang R, Dennis ES (2014) DNA demethylases target promoter transposable elements to
positively regulate stress responsive genes in Arabidopsis. Genome Biol 15(9):458
Levee V, Major I, Levasseur C, Tremblay L, MacKay J, Seguin A (2009) Expression profiling and
functional analysis of populus WRKY23 reveals a regulatory role in defense. New Phytol 184
(1):48–70
Li J, Wang J, Wang N, Guo X, Gao Z (2015) GhWRKY44 a WRKY transcription factor of cotton,
mediates defense responses to pathogen infection in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant
Cell Tiss Org 121(1):127–140
Li X, An M, Xia Z, Bai X, Wu Y (2017) Transcriptome analysis of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
fruits in response to cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) infection. Sci Rep 7
(1):1–12
Li H, Wu J, Shang X, Geng M, Gao J, Zhao S, Yu X, Li D, Kang Z, Wang X, Wang X (2020)
WRKY transcription factors shared by BTH-induced resistance and NPR1-mediated acquired
resistance improve broad-spectrum disease resistance in wheat. Mol Plant Microbe Int 33
(3):433–443
356
L. S. Rajput et al.