Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: TaWRKY2
• Gene Name: WRKY2 transcription factor
• Genome: Chinese_Spring1.0
• Species: Triticum aestivum

Functional Descriptions:

• Wheat WRKY genes TaWRKY2 and TaWRKY19 regulate abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants.
• TaWRKY2 and TaWRKY19 are nuclear proteins, and displayed specific binding to typical cis-element W box. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing TaWRKY2 exhibited salt and drought tolerance compared with controls.
• Manipulation of TaWRKY2 and TaWRKY19 in wheat or other crops should improve their performance under various abiotic stress conditions.
• TaWRKY2 and TaWRKY19 may regulate stress tolerance through activation of STZ and DREB2A pathway, respectively.

Function-related keywords:

• drought ,  stress ,  drought-stress ,  salt ,  tolerance ,  abiotic-stress ,  drought-tolerance ,  salt-tolerance ,  salt-stress ,  stress-tolerance

Literature:

• Wheat WRKY genes TaWRKY2 and TaWRKY19 regulate abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants.   DOI:  10.1111/j.1365-3040.2012.02480.x ;  PMID:  22220579

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: EU665425
• UniProt accessions: B3GAU3

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