Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb130180
• Gene Symbol: Lg3
• Gene Name: liguleless3
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• In wild-type plants the Lg3 mRNA is expressed in apical regions but is not expressed in leaves.
• In mutant plants harboring any of three dominantLg3 alleles (Lg3-O, -Mlg, and -347), Lg3 mRNA is expressed in leaf sheath tissue, indicating that the Lg3 phenotype is due to ectopic expression of the gene.
• The semidominant mutation Liguleless3-O(Lg3-O) causes a blade-to-sheath transformation at the midrib region of the maize leaf.
• Lg3 expression early in leaf development causes the blade-to-sheath transformation, but the level of expression determines the extent of the transformation.
• The Lg3 Gene Encodes a KNOX-Family Homeodomain Protein.

Function-related keywords:

• leaf ,  development ,  leaf-development ,  sheath

Literature:

• Ectopic expression of the maize homeobox gene liguleless3 alters cell fates in the leaf.   DOI:  10.1104/pp.119.2.651 ;  PMID:  9952462
• Leaf angle: a target of genetic improvement in cereal crops tailored for high-density planting.   DOI:  10.1111/pbi.13780 ;  PMID:  35075761
• A temporal hierarchy underpins the transcription factor-DNA interactome of the maize UPR.   DOI:  10.1111/tpj.15044 ;  PMID:  33098715

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC542487
• UniProt accessions: P56669

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article