Protein Name WRKY DNA-binding protein 40
Organism Arabidopsis thaliana
Gene ID 844423
Gene Symbol

WRKY40

UniProt Q9SAH7 (WRK40_ARATH), A0A5S9WWF4 (A0A5S9WWF4_ARATH)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 16
Total Number of Articles : 19
Description

WRKY DNA-binding protein 40

Gene Summary

Pathogen-induced transcription factor. Binds W-box sequences in vitro. Forms protein complexes with itself and with WRKY40 and WRKY60. Coexpression with WRKY18 or WRKY60 made plants more susceptible to both P. syringae and B. cinerea. WRKY18, WRKY40, and WRKY60 have partially redundant roles in response to the hemibiotrophic bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae and the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea, with WRKY18 playing a more important role than the other two.

synonyms
  • WRKY DNA-binding protein 40
  • AT1G80840
  • ATWRKY40
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Properties