WRKY transcription factor
PROTEINS THAT BIND DNA
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WRKY transcription factors (pronounced ‘worky’) are proteins that bind DNA. They are transcription factors that regulate many processes in plants and algae (Viridiplantae), such as the responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, senescence, seed dormancy and seed germination and some developmental processesRushton PJ, Somssich IE, Ringler P, Shen QJ: WRKY transcription factors.