PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Linum usitatissimum
WRKY Family
Species TF ID Description
Lus10000173WRKY family protein
Lus10001062WRKY family protein
Lus10001265WRKY family protein
Lus10001879WRKY family protein
Lus10001902WRKY family protein
Lus10002309WRKY family protein
Lus10003128WRKY family protein
Lus10003769WRKY family protein
Lus10003894WRKY family protein
Lus10004537WRKY family protein
Lus10004612WRKY family protein
Lus10005131WRKY family protein
Lus10005132WRKY family protein
Lus10005428WRKY family protein
Lus10006261WRKY family protein
Lus10006368WRKY family protein
Lus10006848WRKY family protein
Lus10007305WRKY family protein
Lus10007326WRKY family protein
Lus10007906WRKY family protein
Lus10007907WRKY family protein
Lus10009969WRKY family protein
Lus10010053WRKY family protein
Lus10010851WRKY family protein
Lus10011346WRKY family protein
Lus10012027WRKY family protein
Lus10012029WRKY family protein
Lus10012030WRKY family protein
Lus10012215WRKY family protein
Lus10012322WRKY family protein
Lus10012547WRKY family protein
Lus10012678WRKY family protein
Lus10012870WRKY family protein
Lus10014177WRKY family protein
Lus10014745WRKY family protein
Lus10015229WRKY family protein
Lus10015377WRKY family protein
Lus10015546WRKY family protein
Lus10016282WRKY family protein
Lus10016595WRKY family protein
Lus10016682WRKY family protein
Lus10017067WRKY family protein
Lus10018776WRKY family protein
Lus10018815WRKY family protein
Lus10019898WRKY family protein
Lus10020136WRKY family protein
Lus10020215WRKY family protein
Lus10020832WRKY family protein
Lus10021554WRKY family protein
Lus10021999WRKY family protein
Lus10022150WRKY family protein
Lus10022278WRKY family protein
Lus10022736WRKY family protein
Lus10022959WRKY family protein
Lus10023099WRKY family protein
Lus10023615WRKY family protein
Lus10024074WRKY family protein
Lus10024246WRKY family protein
Lus10024380WRKY family protein
Lus10024676WRKY family protein
Lus10024864WRKY family protein
Lus10025133WRKY family protein
Lus10025216WRKY family protein
Lus10026082WRKY family protein
Lus10026409WRKY family protein
Lus10026634WRKY family protein
Lus10026838WRKY family protein
Lus10026936WRKY family protein
Lus10027139WRKY family protein
Lus10027538WRKY family protein
Lus10029021WRKY family protein
Lus10029022WRKY family protein
Lus10029252WRKY family protein
Lus10030040WRKY family protein
Lus10030424WRKY family protein
Lus10030517WRKY family protein
Lus10032303WRKY family protein
Lus10032372WRKY family protein
Lus10032580WRKY family protein
Lus10032887WRKY family protein
Lus10033000WRKY family protein
Lus10033857WRKY family protein
Lus10034244WRKY family protein
Lus10034245WRKY family protein
Lus10035286WRKY family protein
Lus10035841WRKY family protein
Lus10035971WRKY family protein
Lus10036268WRKY family protein
Lus10036399WRKY family protein
Lus10036401WRKY family protein
Lus10036624WRKY family protein
Lus10036725WRKY family protein
Lus10036800WRKY family protein
Lus10036891WRKY family protein
Lus10037094WRKY family protein
Lus10037131WRKY family protein
Lus10037205WRKY family protein
Lus10037785WRKY family protein
Lus10038028WRKY family protein
Lus10038426WRKY family protein
Lus10039295WRKY family protein
Lus10039331WRKY family protein
Lus10041546WRKY family protein
Lus10041600WRKY family protein
Lus10041660WRKY family protein
Lus10042243WRKY family protein
Lus10042538WRKY family protein
Lus10043167WRKY 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