Table 1.

Genes regulated by the CDK8 module in Arabidopsis.

Subunit	Genes	Regulation	Functions	Reference
CDK8	ICS1, EDS5	positive	SA biosynthesis	[12]
MED12, MED13	SDC	positive	unknown	[13]
CDK8	PDF1.2, ERF	positive	JA-mediated plant immunity	[19]
CDK8	NPR1, PR1	positive	SA-mediated plant immunity	[52]
CDK8	AACT1	positive	Biosynthesis of defense metabolites HCAAs	[19]
CDK8	CER1, CER6	negative	Cuticle development	[19]
CDK8	AOX1	positive	Mitochondrial retrograde signaling	[18]
CDK8	COR15A, RD29B, DREB2A	positive	ABA and drought responses	[56]