Gene Details:

• Gene ID: TraesCS7A02G260500
• Gene Symbol: TaGW8-7A
• Gene Name: Grain Weight 8
• Genome: Chinese_Spring1.0
• Species: Triticum aestivum

Functional Descriptions:

• TaGW8, a member of the SPL gene family, is located on wheat group 7 chromosomes.
• TaGW8, is a transcription activator that is preferentially expressed in young spikes and developing grain.
• TaGW8 contributes to vegetative and reproductive development in transgenic Arabidopsis.
• TaGW8 overexpression increased TGW and grain size in transgenic rice.
• TaGW8-7A shows higher sequence variation than TaGW8-7B or TaGW8-7D.
• Sequence variation resulted in different transcriptional activities for TaGW8-7A and TaGW8-7B haplotypes.
• Favorable TaGW8 haplotypes have potential for yield improvement at the global level.
• TaGW8-7A and TaGW8-7B haplotypes have multiple and divergent genetic effects in wheat natural populations.

Function-related keywords:

• development ,  grain ,  grain-size ,  grain-yield ,  yield ,  vegetative ,  reproductive ,  reproductive-development ,  transcriptional-activator ,  transcription-activator ,  higher-yield-rice

Literature:

• Diversity and sub-functionalization of TaGW8 homoeologs hold potential for genetic yield improvement in wheat.   DOI:  10.1016/j.cj.2019.09.006

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: KAF7095468.1
• UniProt accessions: A0A3B6RIB5

Orthologs:

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