WRKY54 and WRKY70 positively regulate SARD1 and CBP60g expression in plant immunity
Siyu Chen1,2, Yuli Ding1, Hainan Tian1
1Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,Canada.
Abstract:
SARD1 and CBP60g are two master regulators in plant immunity. They are required for the constitutive defense responses in the Arabidopsis snc2-1D mutant, which carries a gain-of-function mutation in a receptor-like protein. Here we report that WRKY54 and WRKY70 are required for activation of SARD1 and CBP60g expression and defense responses in snc2-1D. In addition, the induction of SARD1 and CBP60g by the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola is significantly reduced in sid2 wrky54 wrky70 triple mutants compared to the sid2 single mutants, suggesting that WRKY54 and WRKY70 positively regulate the SID2-independent expression of SARD1 and CBP60g during pathogen infection. Our study revealed WRKY54 and WRKY70 as positive regulators of SARD1 and CBP60g expression in plant defense.
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