Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: GhWRKY17
• Gene Name: WRKY transcription factor 17
• Genome: TM1_NBI
• Species: Gossypium hirsutum

Functional Descriptions:

• The Cotton WRKY Transcription Factor GhWRKY17 Functions in Drought and Salt Stress in Transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana Through ABA Signaling and the Modulation of Reactive Oxygen Species Production.
• GhWRKY17 was found to be induced after exposure to drought, salt, H2O2 and ABA. The constitutive expression of GhWRKY17 in Nicotiana benthamiana remarkably reduced plant tolerance to drought and salt stress, as determined through physiological analyses of the germination rate, root growth, survival rate, leaf water loss and Chl content.
• GhWRKY17 transgenic plants were observed to be more sensitive to ABA-mediated seed germination and root growth.
• Overexpressing GhWRKY17 in N. benthamiana impaired ABA-induced stomatal closure. Furthermore, we found that GhWRKY17 modulated the increased sensitivity of plants to drought by reducing the level of ABA, and transcript levels of ABA-inducible genes, including AREB, DREB, NCED, ERD and LEA, were clearly repressed under drought and salt stress conditions.

Function-related keywords:

• leaf ,  transcription-factor ,  root ,  growth ,  drought ,  stress ,  drought-stress ,  seed ,  salt ,  seed-germination ,  tolerance ,  aba ,  drought-tolerance ,  salt-tolerance ,  salt-stress ,  stress-tolerance ,  root-growth ,  plant-growth ,  stomatal ,  salt-sensitivity ,  growth-rate ,  reactive-oxygen-species ,  drought-sensitivity ,  water-loss ,  seed-growth ,  aba-sensitivity ,  h2o2

Literature:

• The cotton WRKY transcription factor GhWRKY17 functions in drought and salt stress in transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana through ABA signaling and the modulation of reactive oxygen species production.   DOI:  10.1093/pcp/pcu133 ;  PMID:  25261532

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: HQ651068
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