Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb368200
• Gene Symbol: ZmCCT|ZmCCT3
• Gene Name: CO CO-LIKE TIMING OF CAB1 protein domain3
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• A transposon-directed epigenetic change in ZmCCT|ZmCCT3 underlies quantitative resistance to Gibberella stalk rot in maize.
• A CCT domain-containing gene, ZmCCT|ZmCCT3, is the causal gene at the qRfg1 locus and a polymorphic CACTA-like transposable element (TE1) c. 2.4 kb upstream of ZmCCT|ZmCCT3 is the genetic determinant of allelic variation.
• TE1 insertion in ZmCCT|ZmCCT3 caused selective depletion of H3K4me3 and enrichment of methylated GC to suppress the pathogen-induced ZmCCT|ZmCCT3 expression, resulting in disease susceptibility.
• ZmCCT|ZmCCT3-mediated resistance to Gibberella stalk rot is not affected by photoperiod sensitivity.
• This chromatin-based regulatory mechanism enables ZmCCT|ZmCCT3 to be more precise and timely in defense against F. graminearum infection.

Function-related keywords:

• resistance ,  disease ,  disease-resistance ,  defense ,  pathogen ,  pathogen-resistance ,  photoperiod

Literature:

• A transposon-directed epigenetic change in ZmCCT underlies quantitative resistance to Gibberella stalk rot in maize.   DOI:  10.1111/nph.14688 ;  PMID:  28722229

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC100281853
• UniProt accessions: U3PGH4

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Source: Genetic information comes from the article