Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb082900
• Gene Symbol: ZmZHOUPI|ZmZOU|o11
• Gene Name: opaque endosperm11
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• ZmZHOUPI|ZmZOU|o11, an endosperm-specific basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor involved in maize seed development.
• In maize (Zea mays), a cereal with a persistent endosperm, a single gene, ZmZHOUPI|ZmZOU|o11, falls into the same phylogenetic clade as AtZOU. Its expression is limited to the endosperm where it peaks during the filling stage.
• Ectopic expression of ZmZHOUPI|ZmZOU|o11 reduces stomatal number, possibly due to inappropriate protein interactions.
• ZmZHOUPI|ZmZOU|o11 is an endosperm-specific bHLH transcription factor, ZmZHOUPI|ZmZOU|o11 knock-down did not significantly modify endosperm growth but slightly impeded embryo growth at early stages.

Function-related keywords:

• transcription-factor ,  growth ,  development ,  seed ,  stomatal ,  embryo ,  endosperm ,  seed-development ,  endosperm-development ,  seed-growth ,  stomatal-development ,  embryo-development ,  seed-filling ,  embryo-growth ,  protein

Literature:

• ZmZHOUPI, an endosperm-specific basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor involved in maize seed development.   DOI:  10.1111/tpj.13024 ;  PMID:  26361885

Related News:

Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC109851609
• UniProt accessions: A0A804MG50

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Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article