Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb099370
• Gene Symbol: WAB1 ZmBAD1
• Gene Name: Wavy auricles in blades1
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• WAB1 reveals a link between leaf shape and tassel architecture, and suggests the ligule is a boundary similar to that at the base of lateral organs.
• The dominant mutant Wavy auricle in blade1 (WAB1-R) produces ectopic auricle tissue in the blade and increases the domain of LG1 accumulation.
• WAB1 mRNA is expressed at the base of branches in the inflorescence and is necessary for LG1 expression.
• Although WAB1 is not needed to induce lg1 expression in the leaf, LG1 is needed to counteract the severe phenotype of the dominant WAB1-R mutant.
• WAB1 reveals a link between leaf shape and tassel architecture, and suggests the ligule is a boundary similar to that at the base of lateral organs.
• WAB1 recessive mutants showed extremely acute tassel branch angles accompanied by a significant reduction in the size of the pulvinus compared with normal plants.

Function-related keywords:

• leaf ,  inflorescence ,  architecture ,  inflorescence-architecture ,  leaf-shape ,  leaf-size

Literature:

• Gene regulatory interactions at lateral organ boundaries in maize.   DOI:  10.1242/dev.111955 ;  PMID:  25359728
• Differential chromatin binding preference is the result of the neo-functionalization of the TB1 clade of TCP transcription factors in grasses.   DOI:  10.1111/nph.18664 ;  PMID:  36484138
• Leaf angle: a target of genetic improvement in cereal crops tailored for high-density planting   DOI:  10.1111/pbi.13780 ;  PMID:  

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC100191175
• UniProt accessions: B4F7W2

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article