Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb354880
• Gene Symbol: Lg4
• Gene Name: liguleless4
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Genes for leaf angle have been cloned mainly using mutants or homology-based cloning method in maize, for instance,lg1, lg2, lg3, and Lg4.
• The dominant mutants of lg3-O and Lg4-O showed that the abnormal development of ligular region resulted in a small leaf angle
• LG2, encoding a basic leucine zipper protein (bZIP); and lg3 and Lg4, encoding homeo domain protein.
• Dominant Lg4 plants lack ligule and auricle but show vestiges sporadically in blade.

Function-related keywords:

• leaf ,  development ,  leaf-development ,  leaf-angle

Literature:

• Genome-wide association studies of leaf angle in maize.   DOI:  10.1007/s11032-021-01241-0 ;  PMID:  37309541
• Leaf angle: a target of genetic improvement in cereal crops tailored for high-density planting.   DOI:  10.1111/pbi.13780 ;  PMID:  35075761
• Breeding maize of ideal plant architecture for high-density planting tolerance through modulating shade avoidance response and beyond.   DOI:  10.1111/jipb.13603 ;  PMID:  38131117

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC541960
• UniProt accessions: P56668

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article