Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Glyma.10G281800
• Gene Symbol: MS2
• Gene Name: male sterile 2
• Genome: Wm82.a4.v1
• Species: Glycine max

Functional Descriptions:

• Natural variation of MS2 confers male fertility and drives hybrid breeding in soybean.
• It was reported in the last century that the soybean male sterile MS2 mutant has the highest record with seed set.
• The cloning and characterization of the MS2 gene in soybean, which encodes a protein that is specifically expressed in the anther.
• MS2 functions in the tapetum and microspore by directly regulating genes involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and the lipid metabolism, which is essential for the formation of microspore cell wall.
• We demonstrated that the MS2 mutant conducts the best in outcrossing rate and makes it an ideal tool in building a cost-effective hybrid system for soybean.

Function-related keywords:

• fertility ,  anther ,  seed ,  tapetum ,  breeding ,  cell-wall ,  sterile ,  microspore ,  male-fertility ,  secondary-metabolism ,  secondary-cell-wall ,  seed-set ,  lipid-metabolism

Literature:

• Natural variation of MS2 confers male fertility and drives hybrid breeding in soybean.   DOI:  10.1111/pbi.14133 ;  PMID:  37475199

Related News:

• PBJ | 广州大学李美娜和吉林省农科院张春宝团队合作克隆大豆核不育基因MS2，揭示其分子机制及潜在应用价值

Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: 100798282
• UniProt accessions: I1LF47

Sequences: