Yang B, Rahman MH, Deyholos MK, Kav NN, Jiang Y (2009) Identification and expression
analysis of WRKY transcription factor genes in Brassica napus (canola) in response to fungal
pathogens and hormone treatments. BMC Plant Biol 9(1):68
Yoda H, Ogawa M, Yamaguchi Y, Koizumi N, Kusano T, Sano H (2002) Identification of earlyresponsive genes associated with the hypersensitive response to tobacco mosaic virus and
characterization of a WRKY-type transcription factor in tobacco plants. Mol Genet Genomics
267(2):154–161
Yokotani N, Sato Y, Tanabe S, Chujo T, Shimizu T, Okada K, Yamane H, Shimono M, Sugano S,
Takatsuji H, Kaku H (2013) WRKY76 is a rice transcriptional repressor playing opposite roles
in blast disease resistance and cold stress tolerance. J Exp Bot 64(16):5085–5097
Yu A, Lepere G, Jay F, Wang J, Bapaume L, Wang Y, Abraham AL, Penterman J, Fischer RL,
Voinnet O, Navarro L (2013a) Dynamics and biological relevance of DNA demethylation in
Arabidopsis antibacterial defense. Proc Natl Acad Sci 110(6):2389–2394
Yu Y, Xu W, Wang J, Wang L, Yao W, Yang Y, Xu Y, Ma F, Du Y, Wang Y (2013b) The Chinese
wild grapevine (Vitis pseudoreticulata) E3 ubiquitin ligase Erysiphe necator induced RING
finger protein 1 (EIRP1) activates plant defense responses by inducing proteolysis of the
VpWRKY11 transcription factor. New Phytol 200(3):834–846
Zhang Y, Wang L (2005) The WRKY transcription factor superfamily: its origin in eukaryotes and
expansion in plants. BMC Evol Biol 5(1):1
Zhang J, Peng Y, Guo Z (2008) Constitutive expression of pathogen-inducible OsWRKY31
enhances disease resistance and affects root growth and auxin response in transgenic rice plants.
Cell Res 18(4):508–521
Zhang C, Grosic S, Whitham SA, Hill JH (2012) The requirement of multiple defense genes in
soybean Rsv1–mediated extreme resistance to soybean mosaic virus. Mol Plant-Microbe Inter
25(10):1307–1313
Zhang Q, Li Y, Zhang Y, Wu C, Wang S, Hao L, Wang S, Li T (2017) Md-miR156ab and
Md-miR395 target WRKY transcription factors to influence apple resistance to leaf spot disease.
Front Plant Sci 8:526
Zhang Y, Yao JL, Feng H, Jiang J, Fan X, Jia YF, Wang R, Liu C (2019) Identification of the
defense-related gene VdWRKY53 from the wild grapevine Vitis davidii using RNA sequencing
and ectopic expression analysis in Arabidopsis. Hereditas 156(1):14
Zhang L, Shang J, Wang W, Du J, Li K, Wu X, Yu L, Liu C, Khaskheli MI, Yang W (2019a)
Comparison of transcriptome differences in soybean response to soybean mosaic virus under
normal light and in the shade. Viruses 11(9):793
Zhao J, Zhang X, Guo R, Wang Y, Guo C, Li Z, Chen Z, Gao H, Wang X (2018) Over-expression
of a grape WRKY transcription factor gene VlWRKY48 in Arabidopsis thaliana increases
disease resistance and drought stress tolerance. Plant Cell Tiss Org 132(2):359–370
Zheng Z, Qamar SA, Chen Z, Mengiste T (2006) Arabidopsis WRKY33 transcription factor is
required for resistance to necrotrophic fungal pathogens. Plant J 48(4):592–605
Zheng Z, Mosher SL, Fan B, Klessig DF, Chen Z (2007) Functional analysis of Arabidopsis
WRKY25 transcription factor in plant defense against Pseudomonas syringae. BMC Plant
Biol 7(1):2
Zhou H, Xi Y, Wei S (2014) Expression of a novel WRKY gene in response to three RNA viruses in
tobacco. J Anhui Agric Univ 41(6):1020–1026
Zou LJ, Deng XG, Han XY, Tan WR, Zhu LJ, Xi DJ, Zhang DW, Lin HH (2016) Role of
transcription factor HAT1 in modulating Arabidopsis thaliana response to cucumber mosaic
virus. Plant Cell Physiol 57:1879–1889. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcw109
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analysis of WRKY transcription factor genes in Brassica napus (canola) in response to fungal
pathogens and hormone treatments. BMC Plant Biol 9(1):68
Yoda H, Ogawa M, Yamaguchi Y, Koizumi N, Kusano T, Sano H (2002) Identification of earlyresponsive genes associated with the hypersensitive response to tobacco mosaic virus and
characterization of a WRKY-type transcription factor in tobacco plants. Mol Genet Genomics
267(2):154–161
Yokotani N, Sato Y, Tanabe S, Chujo T, Shimizu T, Okada K, Yamane H, Shimono M, Sugano S,
Takatsuji H, Kaku H (2013) WRKY76 is a rice transcriptional repressor playing opposite roles
in blast disease resistance and cold stress tolerance. J Exp Bot 64(16):5085–5097
Yu A, Lepere G, Jay F, Wang J, Bapaume L, Wang Y, Abraham AL, Penterman J, Fischer RL,
Voinnet O, Navarro L (2013a) Dynamics and biological relevance of DNA demethylation in
Arabidopsis antibacterial defense. Proc Natl Acad Sci 110(6):2389–2394
Yu Y, Xu W, Wang J, Wang L, Yao W, Yang Y, Xu Y, Ma F, Du Y, Wang Y (2013b) The Chinese
wild grapevine (Vitis pseudoreticulata) E3 ubiquitin ligase Erysiphe necator induced RING
finger protein 1 (EIRP1) activates plant defense responses by inducing proteolysis of the
VpWRKY11 transcription factor. New Phytol 200(3):834–846
Zhang Y, Wang L (2005) The WRKY transcription factor superfamily: its origin in eukaryotes and
expansion in plants. BMC Evol Biol 5(1):1
Zhang J, Peng Y, Guo Z (2008) Constitutive expression of pathogen-inducible OsWRKY31
enhances disease resistance and affects root growth and auxin response in transgenic rice plants.
Cell Res 18(4):508–521
Zhang C, Grosic S, Whitham SA, Hill JH (2012) The requirement of multiple defense genes in
soybean Rsv1–mediated extreme resistance to soybean mosaic virus. Mol Plant-Microbe Inter
25(10):1307–1313
Zhang Q, Li Y, Zhang Y, Wu C, Wang S, Hao L, Wang S, Li T (2017) Md-miR156ab and
Md-miR395 target WRKY transcription factors to influence apple resistance to leaf spot disease.
Front Plant Sci 8:526
Zhang Y, Yao JL, Feng H, Jiang J, Fan X, Jia YF, Wang R, Liu C (2019) Identification of the
defense-related gene VdWRKY53 from the wild grapevine Vitis davidii using RNA sequencing
and ectopic expression analysis in Arabidopsis. Hereditas 156(1):14
Zhang L, Shang J, Wang W, Du J, Li K, Wu X, Yu L, Liu C, Khaskheli MI, Yang W (2019a)
Comparison of transcriptome differences in soybean response to soybean mosaic virus under
normal light and in the shade. Viruses 11(9):793
Zhao J, Zhang X, Guo R, Wang Y, Guo C, Li Z, Chen Z, Gao H, Wang X (2018) Over-expression
of a grape WRKY transcription factor gene VlWRKY48 in Arabidopsis thaliana increases
disease resistance and drought stress tolerance. Plant Cell Tiss Org 132(2):359–370
Zheng Z, Qamar SA, Chen Z, Mengiste T (2006) Arabidopsis WRKY33 transcription factor is
required for resistance to necrotrophic fungal pathogens. Plant J 48(4):592–605
Zheng Z, Mosher SL, Fan B, Klessig DF, Chen Z (2007) Functional analysis of Arabidopsis
WRKY25 transcription factor in plant defense against Pseudomonas syringae. BMC Plant
Biol 7(1):2
Zhou H, Xi Y, Wei S (2014) Expression of a novel WRKY gene in response to three RNA viruses in
tobacco. J Anhui Agric Univ 41(6):1020–1026
Zou LJ, Deng XG, Han XY, Tan WR, Zhu LJ, Xi DJ, Zhang DW, Lin HH (2016) Role of
transcription factor HAT1 in modulating Arabidopsis thaliana response to cucumber mosaic
virus. Plant Cell Physiol 57:1879–1889. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcw109
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