OsWRKY53

Function:

vvvOsWRKY53 is a transcription factor that plays important roles in chitin oligosaccharide elicitor-induced defense signaling pathways in rice.OsWRKY53 was also induced in suspension-cultured rice cells by a fungal cerebroside elicitor and in rice plants by infection with the blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea. OsWRKY53 is a transcriptional activator and specifically bound to W-box elements,overexpression of OsWRKY53 in rice plants resulted in enhanced resistance to M. grisea.