NCBI Accession #
NP_567882.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_119329.4
NCBI Official Full Name
WRKY DNA-binding protein 18
NCBI Official Symbol
WRKY18
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA WRKY DNA-BINDING PROTEIN 18; ATWRKY18; F11C18.16; WRKY DNA-binding protein 18
NCBI Protein Information
WRKY DNA-binding protein 18
NCBI Summary
Pathogen-induced transcription factor. Binds W-box sequences in vitro. Forms protein complexes with itself and with WRKY40 and WRKY60. Constitutive expression of WRKY18 enhanced resistance to P. syringae, but its coexpression with WRKY40 or WRKY60 made plants more susceptible to both P. syringae and B. cinerea. WRKY18, WRKY40, and WRKY60 have partially redundant roles in response to the hemibiotrophic bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae and the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea, with WRKY18 playing a more important role than the other two.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtWRKY18
UniProt Protein Name
WRKY transcription factor 18
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
WRKY DNA-binding protein 18; AtWRKY18
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9C5T4
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O81768; Q944H8
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9C5T4
UniProt Comments
Transcription factor. Interacts specifically with the W box (5'-(T)TGAC[CT]-3'), a frequently occurring elicitor-responsive cis-acting element. Positively modulates defense-related gene expression and disease resistance.