title: The WRKY superfamily of plant transcription factors.
abstract: The WRKY proteins are a superfamily of transcription factors with up to 100 representatives in Arabidopsis. Family members appear to be involved in the regulation of various physio-logical programs that are unique to plants, including pathogen defense, senescence and trichome development. In spite of the strong conservation of their DNA-binding domain, the overall structures of WRKY proteins are highly divergent and can be categorized into distinct groups, which might reflect their different functions.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Abteilung Biochemie, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, D-50829 Köln, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eulgem
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rushton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robatzek
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Somssich
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors