Overexpression of BnWRKY33 in oilseed rape enhances resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
Isolated a B. napus WRKY gene, BnWRKY33, and found that the gene is highly responsive to S.sclerotiorum infection.
Overexpression of BnWRKY33 may involve redox control to enhance resistance to the necrotrophic pathogen S.sclerotiorum at the early stage.
BnWRKY33 transgenic plants showed inhibition of H2O2 accumulation in response to S. sclerotiorum infection and exhibited enhanced resistance to the pathogen.
