Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb062180
• Gene Symbol: BM2 ZmMTHFR-1 csuh134a mtf1
• Gene Name: brown midrib2
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• The maize brown midrib2 (BM2) gene encodes a methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase that contributes to lignin accumulation.
• BM2 mutants accumulate reduced levels of lignin with altered composition compared to wild-type.
• The accumulation of BM2 transcripts is dramatically reduced in BM2 mutants.

Function-related keywords:

• lignin

Literature:

• The maize brown midrib2 (bm2) gene encodes a methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase that contributes to lignin accumulation.   DOI:  10.1111/tpj.12394 ;  PMID:  24286468

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC100285149
• UniProt accessions: Q9SE94

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article