Gene Details:

• MSU gene ID: LOC_Os03g55164
• RAPdb gene ID: Os03g0758900 ,Os03g0758950
• Gene Symbol: OsWRKY4
• Genome: MSU7 ,  IRGSP-1.0
• Species: Oryza sativa

Functional Descriptions:

• Modulation of OsWRKY4 transcript levels by constitutive overexpression increases resistance to the necrotrophic sheath blight fungus, concomitant with elevated expression of JA- and ET-responsive pathogenesis-related (PR) genes such as PR1a, PR1b, PR5 and PR10/PBZ1.
• In conclusion, we propose that OsWRKY4 functions as an important positive regulator that is implicated in the defense responses to rice sheath blight via JA/ET-dependent signal pathway.
• OsWRKY4 is localized to the nucleus of plant cells and possesses transcriptional activation ability.
• We propose that OsWRKY80 functions upstream of OsWRKY4 as an important positive regulatory circuit that is implicated in rice defense response to sheath blight pathogen R.

Function-related keywords:

• resistance ,  sheath ,  defense ,  defense-response ,  blight ,  nucleus ,  pathogen

Literature:

• Rice WRKY4 acts as a transcriptional activator mediating defense responses toward Rhizoctonia solani, the causing agent of rice sheath blight .  DOI:  10.1007/s11103-015-0360-8 ;  PMID:  26275661
• OsWRKY80-OsWRKY4 Module as a Positive Regulatory Circuit in Rice Resistance Against Rhizoctonia solani .  DOI:  10.1186/s12284-016-0137-y ;  PMID:  27888467
• OsWRKY80-OsWRKY4 Module as a Positive Regulatory Circuit in Rice Resistance Against Rhizoctonia solani .  DOI:  10.1186/s12284-016-0137-y ;  PMID:  27888467

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