PlantTFDB
PlantRegMap/PlantTFDB v5.0
Plant Transcription Factor Database
Theobroma cacao
WRKY Family
Species TF ID Description
Thecc1EG000680t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG000680t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG000680t4WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG000680t5WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG001265t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG001282t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG001885t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG002087t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG002318t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG002318t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG002318t3WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG004187t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG004820t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG004843t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG004951t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG005179t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG005256t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG005261t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG005744t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG006103t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG006109t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG006116t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG006426t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG006426t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG008635t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG011578t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG011578t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG011624t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG011624t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG011624t3WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG011792t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG013860t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG014419t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG014427t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG014673t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG015346t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG016012t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG016343t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG016426t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG016426t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG017248t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG018403t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG018667t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG019689t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG019689t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG021400t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG021400t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG021580t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG021911t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG022065t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG025248t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG025248t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG026314t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG026314t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG026992t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG027435t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG027435t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG029543t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG029654t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG030268t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG030504t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG030504t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG030504t3WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG030504t4WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG030735t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG030835t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG033777t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG035897t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG036832t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG036912t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG036913t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG037060t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG037343t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG042240t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG042240t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG045555t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG045556t1WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG045556t2WRKY family protein
Thecc1EG046204t1WRKY 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