WRKY转录因子与植物逆境响应

WRKY转录因子是高等植物特有的一类转录调控因子,也是植物生命活动中不可或缺的调控枢纽。研究发现,WRKY转录因子参与植物生长发育过程及多种生物与非生物逆境响应。本文分析了WRKY转录因子的分类及结构,对其多种作用机制包括上游调控、下游调控、蛋白质相互作用等进行了归类,总结了近年来在各类植物上发现的WRKY转录因子调控植物生长发育和参与植物响应生物及非生物逆境的多重功能。并针对目前WRKY转录因子的研究所存在的问题,提出部分意见,为进一步挖掘WRKY家族的功能机制奠定了基础。     

WRKY12调控植物发育的分子机制

WRKY转录因子是高等植物中最大的转录因子家族之一,参与植物多个生长发育进程,其调控网络复杂.WRKY12是具有典型代表性的WRKY家族成员.文中对WRKY12在多个生长发育过程中的最新调控机制进行了综述,并且比较了WRKY12与WRKY13之间的功能差异.这为深入研究WRKY12调控植物发育机制提供参考,也为探索WR...     

WRKY70 modulates the selection of signaling pathways in plant defense

Cross-talk between signal transduction pathways is a central feature of the tightly regulated plant defense signaling network. The potential synergism or antagonism between defense pathways is determined by recognition of the type of pathogen or pathogen-derived elicitor. Our studies have identified WRKY70 as a node of convergence for integrating salicylic acid (SA)- and jasmonic acid (JA)-mediated signaling events during plant response to bacterial pathogens. Here, we challenged transgenic plants altered in WRKY70 expression as well as WRKY70 knockout mutants of Arabidopsis with the fungal pathogens Alternaria brassicicola and Erysiphe cichoracearum to elucidate the role of WRKY70 in modulating the balance between distinct defense responses. Gain or loss of WRKY70 function causes opposite effects on JA-mediated resistance to A. brassicicola and the SA-mediated resistance to E. cichoracearum. While the up-regulation of WRKY70 caused enhanced resistance to E. cichoracearum, it compromised plant resistance to A. brassicicola. Conversely, down-regulation or insertional inactivation of WRKY70 impaired plant resistance to E. cichoracearum. Over-expression of WRKY70 resulted in the suppression of several JA responses including expression of a subset of JA- and A. brassicicola-responsive genes. We show that this WRKY70-controlled suppression of JA-signaling is partly executed by NPR1. The results indicate that WRKY70 has a pivotal role in determining the balance between SA-dependent and JA-dependent defense pathways.     

拟南芥WRKY2转录调控因子可能参与调控渗透胁迫反应

拟南芥WRKY2蛋白定位于细胞核,表明WRKY2是转录调控因子。WRKY2在不同器官组织中的表达分析显示在叶的表达量是最高的。在各种逆境条件下的表达分析显示：WRKY2的表达受NaCl和甘露醇比较强的诱导;KCl、LiCl、CaCl2和NaH2PO4均不诱导WRKY2的表达;ABA处理基本上不影响WRKY2基因的表达;另外,WRKY2的表达也不受病原菌、冷害和高温的诱导。这些结果表明WRKY2可能在NaCl和甘露醇引起的渗透胁迫反应中起一定的作用。