Gene Details:

Functional Descriptions:

  • ZmcrtRB3|hyd4 Encodes a Carotenoid Hydroxylase that Affects the Accumulation of α-carotene in Maize Kernel.
  • ZmcrtRB3|hyd4 was mapped in a quantitative trait locus (QTL) cluster for carotenoid-related traits on chromosome 2 (bin 2.03) in a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population derived from By804 and B73.
  • These results indicate that the enzyme ZmcrtRB3|hyd4 plays a role in hydrolyzing both α- and β-carotenes, while polymorphisms in ZmcrtRB3|hyd4 contributed more variation in α-carotene than that in β-carotene.
  • These results will broaden our knowledge on the biosynthesis mechanism of pro-vitamin A carotenoids and will help to understand how ZmcrtRB3|hyd4 enhancing the hydroxylation activity in hydrolyzing α-carotene.

Literature:

Gene Resources:

Orthologs:

Sequences:

cDNA Sequence
  • >Zm00001eb073250_T001
    GTCCATCTCTACCGTTCCATTCCAATTCCATCCCCGGAAAGCGCAAGCCGCGGGAGAGCGGCCGGCGTACGTACCACGAGGACCGCCAGCCGAGGGCCATGGCCGCCGGTCTGTCCGGCGCCGCGATGACCAGCTTCGTCGCCAAGAACCCGCTGCTGGCGGCCGCGGCGCGCCGCAGGGCGCTGCCTCCCCTCGCCGGGCGCGCCCTGCCGTTCTCGCCGCTCACCACCGCCAGGGCCCCGCGCCGCCGCGGGCTCGGGACCGTCACGTGCTTCGTGCCGCAGGACACGGAGCACCCGGCGGCGGCGGCACCGGCCCCGGTCGCTCCCGTGCCGGAGACGGCGCTGGACGAGGAGGCCAGGGCCGCGGCGGCGCGGCGCGTCGCGGAGAGGAAGGCGCGGAAGCGGTCCGAGCGGCGTACCTACCTGGTGGCCGCCGTGATGTCCAGCCTCGGGGTCACGTCCATGGCCGTCGCCGCCGTGTACTATCGCTTCAGCTGGCAAATGGAGGGCGGCGCGGTCCCGGTGAGCGAGATGTTCGGCACGTTTGCGCTCTCCGTCGGCGCGGCGGTCGGGATGGAGTTCTGGGCGCGGTGGGCGCACCGGGCGCTGTGGCACGCCTCCCTGTGGCACATGCACGAGTCGCACCACCGGCCGCGCGAGGGCCCATTCGAGCTCAACGACGTGTTCGCCATCGTCAACGCCGTGCCGGCCATCTCCCTCCTCGCCTACGGCTTCTTCCACCGCGGCCTCGTGCCCGGCCTATGCTTCGGCGCGGGCCTCGGGATTACGCTGTTCGGCATGGCCTACATGTTCGTCCACGACGGCCTGGTCCACCGCCGCTTTCCGGTCGGCCCCATCGCCAACGTGCCCTACTTCCGCCGAGTGGCTGCCGCTCACAAGATACACCACATGGACAAGTTTGAGGGCGTCCCGTATGGGCTGTTCCTGGGACCAAAGGAGCTGGAGGAGGTCGGTGGCCTGGACGAGCTGGAAAAGGAGCTCGCGCGAATCGGCCGGACCATCTGATGGATTCGTCCGGATTCCGGCGCGGCGATCTCCGCTCCGCTCCGTGATTCCGGCGCAGCCTCATGGTTGGGGAGCCGACGACCAGAACCTCCAGAAGGGATTTGGTTTGGATGCGCGAGCCTAGATCTTGACCTGCATTTCGGATGGTCTGTGGAGGCACAGCTCGTACCTGGAGATGTCTAGTGCCATGGAATTACTTTTCTTTTCTTTTTTTCCTGACATTTTCACGCCGGCGTCTTTATTTGTGAAGACGTCGCACGTTCGGGCCCCTGTATTACTGTTCTTATGGCTAGGATTCTGTATATAACTTGTAGGGACATGTTATGAACCACCAGCTCAATGAAGCTAAAAATTCGGTGGTTGGAAACAGCGCTGAAAAATCA
CDS Sequence
  • >Zm00001eb073250_T001
    ATGGCCGCCGGTCTGTCCGGCGCCGCGATGACCAGCTTCGTCGCCAAGAACCCGCTGCTGGCGGCCGCGGCGCGCCGCAGGGCGCTGCCTCCCCTCGCCGGGCGCGCCCTGCCGTTCTCGCCGCTCACCACCGCCAGGGCCCCGCGCCGCCGCGGGCTCGGGACCGTCACGTGCTTCGTGCCGCAGGACACGGAGCACCCGGCGGCGGCGGCACCGGCCCCGGTCGCTCCCGTGCCGGAGACGGCGCTGGACGAGGAGGCCAGGGCCGCGGCGGCGCGGCGCGTCGCGGAGAGGAAGGCGCGGAAGCGGTCCGAGCGGCGTACCTACCTGGTGGCCGCCGTGATGTCCAGCCTCGGGGTCACGTCCATGGCCGTCGCCGCCGTGTACTATCGCTTCAGCTGGCAAATGGAGGGCGGCGCGGTCCCGGTGAGCGAGATGTTCGGCACGTTTGCGCTCTCCGTCGGCGCGGCGGTCGGGATGGAGTTCTGGGCGCGGTGGGCGCACCGGGCGCTGTGGCACGCCTCCCTGTGGCACATGCACGAGTCGCACCACCGGCCGCGCGAGGGCCCATTCGAGCTCAACGACGTGTTCGCCATCGTCAACGCCGTGCCGGCCATCTCCCTCCTCGCCTACGGCTTCTTCCACCGCGGCCTCGTGCCCGGCCTATGCTTCGGCGCGGGCCTCGGGATTACGCTGTTCGGCATGGCCTACATGTTCGTCCACGACGGCCTGGTCCACCGCCGCTTTCCGGTCGGCCCCATCGCCAACGTGCCCTACTTCCGCCGAGTGGCTGCCGCTCACAAGATACACCACATGGACAAGTTTGAGGGCGTCCCGTATGGGCTGTTCCTGGGACCAAAGGAGCTGGAGGAGGTCGGTGGCCTGGACGAGCTGGAAAAGGAGCTCGCGCGAATCGGCCGGACCATCTGA
Protein Sequence
  • >Zm00001eb073250_P001
    MAAGLSGAAMTSFVAKNPLLAAAARRRALPPLAGRALPFSPLTTARAPRRRGLGTVTCFVPQDTEHPAAAAPAPVAPVPETALDEEARAAAARRVAERKARKRSERRTYLVAAVMSSLGVTSMAVAAVYYRFSWQMEGGAVPVSEMFGTFALSVGAAVGMEFWARWAHRALWHASLWHMHESHHRPREGPFELNDVFAIVNAVPAISLLAYGFFHRGLVPGLCFGAGLGITLFGMAYMFVHDGLVHRRFPVGPIANVPYFRRVAAAHKIHHMDKFEGVPYGLFLGPKELEEVGGLDELEKELARIGRTI

Source: Genetic information comes from the article