The C-terminal region of OsWRKY30 is sufficient to confer enhanced resistance to pathogen and activate the expression of defense-related genes

WRKY proteins are known to play major roles in defense signaling. We identified a pathogen-inducible and SA-inducible OsWRKY30. Our cDNA clone encodes the C-terminal region (CTR) of OsWRKY30. CTR-OsWRKY30 includes the C-terminal WRKY domain and nuclear localization sequence. CTR-OsWRKY30 was sufficient to bind W-box sequences (TTGACC/T). Over-expression of the CTR-OsWRKY30 resulted in enhanced resistance to pathogens in Arabidopsis and rice. Defense-related genes were constitutively expressed in transgenic Arabidopsis and rice over-expressing CTR-OsWRKY30. Based on promoter transient assays, CTR-OsWRKY30 is sufficient to activate OsPR10a promoter as much as full length OsWRKY30. Taken together, CTR-OsWRKY30 positively regulates defense signaling, thereby resulting in enhanced resistance to pathogens.     

水稻OsWRKY89启动子紫外线-B反应元件区的鉴定

植物需要利用太阳光能进行光合作用,因而不可避免地受到紫外线-B(UV-B) 辐射的影响．为了鉴定水稻WRKY转 录因子OsWRKY89基因启动子中的UV-B反应相关元件,分析了转启动子不同缺失片段与gus融合基因的水稻幼苗,发现在该启动子中存在UV-B反应元件,位于基因翻译起始位点上游-1 213～-1 188之间的25 bp区域,碱基序列为AAGATCTACCATTGCTCTATAGCTT．结合OsWRKY89和UV-B诱导上调表达基因启动子序列分析发现,该元件区在水稻UV-B反应基因启动子上具有高度的保守性,而且与已知保守的光反应元件位置邻近,表明该区域在水稻UV-B反应的转录调控中可能具有重要功能．