Research Progress on the Role of WRKY Family Genes in Plants

doi:10.11733/j.issn.1007-0435.2025.07.002

Acta Agrestia Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (7): 2059-2069.DOI: 10.11733/j.issn.1007-0435.2025.07.002

Research Progress on the Role of WRKY Family Genes in Plants

CHEN Cai-jin^1,2,3, MA Lin¹, BAO Ming-fang^2,3, JIANG Qing-xue¹, ZHANG Guo-hui³, ZHANG Shang-pei³, GAO Ting⁴, LIU Wen-hui², WANG Xue-min¹

1. Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
2. Academy of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai Province 810016, China;
3. Guyuan Branch, Ningxia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Guyuan, Ningxia 756000, China;
4. Institute of Animal Science, Ningxia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750002, China

Received:2024-07-02 Revised:2024-10-25 Online:2025-07-15 Published:2025-07-18

WRKY基因家族在植物中的研究进展

陈彩锦^1,2,3, 马琳¹, 包明芳^2,3, 蒋庆雪¹, 张国辉³, 张尚沛³, 高婷⁴, 刘文辉², 王学敏¹

1. 中国农业科学院北京畜牧兽医研究所, 北京 100193;
2. 青海大学畜牧兽医科学院, 青海西宁 810016;
3. 宁夏农林科学院固原分院, 宁夏固原 756000;
4. 宁夏农林科学院动物科学研究所, 宁夏银川 750002

通讯作者: 王学敏,E-mail:wangxuemin@caas.cn;刘文辉,E-mail:qhliuwenhui@163.com
作者简介:陈彩锦（1982-），女，汉族，宁夏海原人，博士研究生，助理研究员，主要从事草种质资源与育种研究，E-mail：ccj401224@126.com
基金资助:
国家重点研发计划课题（2023YFD1200303）；宁夏回族自治区重点研发计划项目（2022BBF02029）；财政部和农业农村部：国家现代农业产业技术体系（CARS-34）；固原市创新驱动成果转化“拨改投”项目（2024BGTYF01-33）；宁夏科技基础条件建设专项（2022DPC05001）；宁夏生态农业产业专家服务基地（2420000001）资助

Abstract

Abstract: WRKY proteins are one of the largest families of transcription factors （TFs） found in plants. Members of this family play important bidirectional regulatory roles in plant growth and development， biomass formation， secondary metabolite synthesis， and response to biotic or abiotic stresses. This paper provided a comprehensive review of the structural features and classification of WRKY TFs in plants， as well as their biological functions in plant growth and development， secondary metabolite synthesis， and biotic and abiotic stresses unearthed in the last five years， and also provided an outlook on the subsequent related studies of WRKY family members， aiming to provide technical references for further excavation of plant WRKY family members and their biological function studies.

Key words: WRKY, Growth and development, Secondary metabolism, Biotic stress, Abiotic stress

摘要： WRKY蛋白是植物中发现的最大转录因子（Transcription factors，TFs）家族之一。该家族成员在植物的生长发育、生物量形成、次生代谢物合成、响应生物或非生物胁迫中发挥着重要的双向调控作用。本文主要从WRKYTFs的结构特征、分类，以及近5年挖掘出的在植物生长发育、次生代谢物合成、生物和非生物胁迫下的生物学功能进行全面综述，并对WRKY家族成员后续的相关研究进行了展望，旨在为植物WRKY基因家族成员的进一步挖掘及其生物学功能的研究提供参考依据。

关键词: WRKY, 生长发育, 次生代谢, 生物胁迫, 非生物胁迫

CLC Number:

Q943.2

CHEN Cai-jin, MA Lin, BAO Ming-fang, JIANG Qing-xue, ZHANG Guo-hui, ZHANG Shang-pei, GAO Ting, LIU Wen-hui, WANG Xue-min. Research Progress on the Role of WRKY Family Genes in Plants[J]. Acta Agrestia Sinica, 2025, 33(7): 2059-2069.

陈彩锦, 马琳, 包明芳, 蒋庆雪, 张国辉, 张尚沛, 高婷, 刘文辉, 王学敏. WRKY基因家族在植物中的研究进展[J]. 草地学报, 2025, 33(7): 2059-2069.

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Research Progress on the Role of WRKY Family Genes in Plants

WRKY基因家族在植物中的研究进展

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