Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb408520
• Gene Symbol: ZmWRKY115|ZmWRKY15
• Gene Name: WRKY-transcription factor 15
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Transcription factor ZmWRKY20 interacts with ZmWRKY115|ZmWRKY15 to repress expression of ZmbZIP111 for salt tolerance in maize.
• It was also verified that ZmWRKY20 interacts with ZmWRKY115|ZmWRKY15 and both proteins act jointly to enhance ZmbZIP111 repression.
• The results indicate that the ZmWRKY20 and ZmWRKY115|ZmWRKY15 transcription factors interact in the nucleus, leading to repression of ZmbZIP111 expression by directly binding its promoter, and increase the sensitivity of maize seedlings to salt stress.
• ZmWRKY20 negatively modulates salt tolerance, interacts with ZmWRKY115|ZmWRKY15, functions as a transcriptional co-inhibitor, and modulates expression of the downstream target gene ZmbZIP111 in response to salt stress.

Function-related keywords:

• transcription-factor ,  seedlings ,  stress ,  salt ,  tolerance ,  nucleus ,  salt-tolerance ,  salt-stress ,  stress-tolerance ,  salt-sensitivity ,  stress-response

Literature:

• Transcription factor ZmWRKY20 interacts with ZmWRKY115 to repress expression of ZmbZIP111 for salt tolerance in maize.   DOI:  10.1111/tpj.15914 ;  PMID:  35861696

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC100277272
• UniProt accessions: K7UCI5

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