PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
WRKY Family
Species TF ID Description
Do000832.1WRKY family protein
Do001321.1WRKY family protein
Do001560.1WRKY family protein
Do001751.1WRKY family protein
Do001762.1WRKY family protein
Do001763.1WRKY family protein
Do001797.1WRKY family protein
Do001800.1WRKY family protein
Do001930.1WRKY family protein
Do002774.1WRKY family protein
Do002854.1WRKY family protein
Do002899.1WRKY family protein
Do004342.1WRKY family protein
Do004599.1WRKY family protein
Do004766.1WRKY family protein
Do004800.1WRKY family protein
Do005274.1WRKY family protein
Do005566.1WRKY family protein
Do006262.1WRKY family protein
Do006292.1WRKY family protein
Do007883.1WRKY family protein
Do007928.1WRKY family protein
Do008302.1WRKY family protein
Do008358.1WRKY family protein
Do009030.1WRKY family protein
Do009070.1WRKY family protein
Do009801.1WRKY family protein
Do010675.1WRKY family protein
Do010774.1WRKY family protein
Do010905.1WRKY family protein
Do010943.1WRKY family protein
Do010971.1WRKY family protein
Do011226.1WRKY family protein
Do011483.1WRKY family protein
Do012651.1WRKY family protein
Do012652.1WRKY family protein
Do013135.1WRKY family protein
Do013296.1WRKY family protein
Do013439.1WRKY family protein
Do014309.1WRKY family protein
Do014342.1WRKY family protein
Do014385.1WRKY family protein
Do014386.1WRKY family protein
Do014387.1WRKY family protein
Do014391.1WRKY family protein
Do014704.1WRKY family protein
Do015157.1WRKY family protein
Do015158.1WRKY family protein
Do015284.1WRKY family protein
Do016075.1WRKY family protein
Do016212.1WRKY family protein
Do016242.1WRKY family protein
Do016308.1WRKY family protein
Do016499.1WRKY family protein
Do016614.1WRKY family protein
Do016714.1WRKY family protein
Do017641.1WRKY family protein
Do017799.1WRKY family protein
Do017935.1WRKY family protein
Do018145.1WRKY family protein
Do018316.1WRKY family protein
Do018705.1WRKY family protein
Do019393.1WRKY family protein
Do019395.1WRKY family protein
Do019426.1WRKY family protein
Do019705.1WRKY family protein
Do019785.1WRKY family protein
Do020096.1WRKY family protein
Do020378.1WRKY family protein
Do020754.1WRKY family protein
Do020999.1WRKY family protein
Do021057.1WRKY family protein
Do021284.1WRKY family protein
Do021379.1WRKY family protein
Do021805.1WRKY family protein
Do021938.1WRKY family protein
Do021977.1WRKY family protein
Do024172.1WRKY family protein
Do024763.1WRKY family protein
Do025202.1WRKY family protein
Do025500.1WRKY family protein
Do025905.1WRKY family protein
Do026369.1WRKY family protein
Do026872.1WRKY family protein
Do028069.1WRKY family protein
Do028246.1WRKY family protein
Do028293.1WRKY family protein
Do028718.1WRKY family protein
Do029007.1WRKY family protein
Do029563.1WRKY family protein
Do029579.1WRKY family protein
WRKY Family Introduction

WRKY transcription factors are one of the largest families of transcriptional regulators in plants and form integral parts of signalling webs that modulate many plant processes. Here, we review recent significant progress in WRKY transcription factor research. New findings illustrate that WRKY proteins often act as repressors as well as activators, and that members of the family play roles in both the repression and de-repression of important plant processes. Furthermore, it is becoming clear that a single WRKY transcription factor might be involved in regulating several seemingly disparate processes. Mechanisms of signalling and transcriptional regulation are being dissected, uncovering WRKY protein functions via interactions with a diverse array of protein partners, including MAP kinases, MAP kinase kinases, 14-3-3 proteins, calmodulin, histone deacetylases, resistance proteins and other WRKY transcription factors. WRKY genes exhibit extensive autoregulation and cross-regulation that facilitates transcriptional reprogramming in a dynamic web with built-in redundancy.

The defining feature of WRKY transcription factors is their DNA binding domain. This is called the WRKY domain after the almost invariant WRKY amino acid sequence at the N-terminus. In a few WRKY proteins, the WRKY amino acid sequences have been replaced by WRRY, WSKY, WKRY, WVKY or WKKY. The WRKY domain is about 60 residues in length, and as well as containing the WRKY signature it also has an atypical zinc-finger structure at the C-terminus. The zinc-finger structure is either Cx4-5Cx22-23HxH or Cx7Cx23HxC. Initially, in the absence of a complete gene family from any plant species, the WRKY transcription factors were divided into three groups based on the number of WRKY domains (two domains in Group I proteins and one in the others) and the structure of their zinc fingers (C2HC in Group III proteins).

Rushton PJ, Somssich IE, Ringler P, Shen QJ.
WRKY transcription factors.
Trends Plant Sci, 2010. 15(5): p. 247-58.
PMID: 20304701