CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of WRKY3 and WRKY4 function decreases salt and Me-JA stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Taken together, these data suggested that the simultaneous modification of homologous gene copies of WRKY are established using CRISPR/Cas9 system in A. thaliana and the loss of AtWRKY3 and AtWRKY4 has an effect on ROS scavenging pathways to reduce stress tolerance.