Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb197430
• Gene Symbol: NS2 ZmWOX9 qTBN4-2
• Gene Name: narrow sheath2
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• The narrow sheath (ns) phenotype of maize is a duplicate factor trait conferred by mutations at the unlinked loci ns1 and NS2.
• NS1 and NS2 transcripts accumulate to equivalent levels in shoot meristems of vegetative seedlings, NS2 transcripts predominate in female inflorescences.
• The ns phenotype is a duplicate factor trait controlled by recessive mutations at two unlinked loci, ns1 and NS2.
• The maize duplicate genes narrow sheath1 and narrow sheath2 encode a conserved homeobox gene function in a lateral domain of shoot apical meristems.
• Mutations in ns1 and NS2 together confer the deletion of a lateral domain in maize leaves that extends from the midpoint of the distal blade and includes the entire length of the proximal sheath.

Function-related keywords:

• seedlings ,  shoot ,  sheath ,  vegetative ,  homeobox-gene

Literature:

• The maize duplicate genes narrow sheath1 and narrow sheath2 encode a conserved homeobox gene function in a lateral domain of shoot apical meristems.   DOI:  10.1242/dev.01164 ;  PMID:  15169755
• Plant homeodomain proteins provide a mechanism for how leaves grow wide.   DOI:  10.1242/dev.193623 ;  PMID:  32994171

Related News:

Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: 542147
• UniProt accessions: Q6S3I3

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article