Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb233720
• Gene Symbol: BM5 Zm4CL2 Zm4CL Zm4CL1 cml1
• Gene Name: brown midrib5
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Mutation of 4-coumarate: coenzyme A ligase 1 gene affects lignin biosynthesis and increases the cell wall digestibility in maize brown midrib5 mutants
• The comprehensive effects of BM5 mutation on lignin biosynthesis.
• BM5 encodes 4-coumarate-CoA ligase,mutants displayed lower levels of lignins and of p-coumarate esters, but increased levels of ferulate esters

Function-related keywords:

• cell-wall ,  lignin ,  lignin-biosynthesis

Literature:

• Mutation of 4-coumarate: coenzyme A ligase 1 gene affects lignin biosynthesis and increases the cell wall digestibility in maize brown midrib5 mutants.   DOI:  10.1186/s13068-019-1421-z ;  PMID:  31007716

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC542166
• UniProt accessions: A0A3L6EJR6 ,   B4FQP4

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article