WRKY53 WRKY family transcription factor [Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)] - Gene

Summary

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Official Symbol: WRKY53
Official Full Name: WRKY family transcription factor
Primary source: TAIR:AT4G23810
Locus tag: AT4G23810
See related: Araport:AT4G23810
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as: ATWRKY53; T32A16.2
Summary: member of WRKY Transcription Factor; Group III
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Genomic context

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Location:: chromosome: 4

Exon count:: 2

Sequence:: Chromosome: 4; NC_003075.7 (12392370..12393982, complement)

Chromosome 4 - NC_003075.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:: NC_003075.7

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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AtVQ25 promotes salicylic acid-related leaf senescence by fine-tuning the self-repression of AtWRKY53.
Title: AtVQ25 promotes salicylic acid-related leaf senescence by fine-tuning the self-repression of AtWRKY53.
Senescence-related receptor kinase 1 functions downstream of WRKY53 in regulating leaf senescence in Arabidopsis.
Title: Senescence-related receptor kinase 1 functions downstream of WRKY53 in regulating leaf senescence in Arabidopsis.
The Transcription Factors WRKY41 and WRKY53 Mediate Early Flowering Induced by the Novel Plant Growth Regulator Guvermectin in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Title: The Transcription Factors WRKY41 and WRKY53 Mediate Early Flowering Induced by the Novel Plant Growth Regulator Guvermectin in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Histone Deacetylase HDA9 and WRKY53 Transcription Factor Are Mutual Antagonists in Regulation of Plant Stress Response.
Title: Histone Deacetylase HDA9 and WRKY53 Transcription Factor Are Mutual Antagonists in Regulation of Plant Stress Response.
The findings provide strong support for the direct regulatory roles of TGA3 and WRKY53 in the salicylic acid (SA) and NPR1-dependent activation of a Caulimoviral promoter (CmYLCV).
Title: Interaction of Arabidopsis TGA3 and WRKY53 transcription factors on Cestrum yellow leaf curling virus (CmYLCV) promoter mediates salicylic acid-dependent gene expression in planta.
activated expression inhibits stomatal closure by reducing H2O2 content and facilitates stomatal opening by promoting starch degradation
Title: Activated expression of AtWRKY53 negatively regulates drought tolerance by mediating stomatal movement.
WRKY53 is a master regulator of age-induced leaf senescence.
Title: REVOLUTA and WRKY53 connect early and late leaf development in Arabidopsis.
ATL31 plays a role in senescence together with the WRKY53 transcription factor.
Title: Ubiquitin ligase ATL31 functions in leaf senescence in response to the balance between atmospheric CO2 and nitrogen availability in Arabidopsis.
WHY1 was an upstream regulator of WRKY53 during leaf senescence.
Title: The single-stranded DNA-binding protein WHIRLY1 represses WRKY53 expression and delays leaf senescence in a developmental stage-dependent manner in Arabidopsis.
Data indicate that WRKY22 T-DNA insertion mutants wrky22-1 and wrky22-2 had lower disease resistance and lower induction of innate immunity markers, such as FLG22-INDUCED RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE1 (FRK1) and WRKY53, after submergence.
Title: Submergence confers immunity mediated by the WRKY22 transcription factor in Arabidopsis.

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Homology

Orthologs from OrthoDB

NM_118512.3

Supported by ESTs:

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within defense response to bacterium	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to bacterium	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within leaf senescence	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of defense response	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of jasmonic acid mediated signaling pathway	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in response to bacterium	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to hydrogen peroxide	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to ozone	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within response to salicylic acid	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
involved_in response to salicylic acid	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in chloroplast	HDA more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	ISM Inferred from Sequence Model more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: WRKY family transcription factor

NP_194112.1

WRKY53; FUNCTIONS IN: protein binding, DNA binding, transcription activator activity, sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity; INVOLVED IN: in 6 processes; LOCATED IN: nucleus, chloroplast; EXPRESSED IN: 20 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 12 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: DNA-binding WRKY (InterPro:IPR003657); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: WRKY family transcription factor (TAIR:AT4G11070.1); Has 3150 Blast hits to 2715 proteins in 122 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 0; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 0; Plants - 3139; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 11 (source: NCBI BLink).