Gene Details:

Functional Descriptions:

  • ZmBEH1 interacted with the TF ZmBZR1 (Brassinazole Resistant 1), whose gene expression was also directly activated by ZmLG2.
  • ZmBEH1 Mu-insertion mutant and CRISPR lines showed reduced leaf angle
  • ZmBEH1 plays a role in leaf angle formation in maize.
  • Both ZmBEH1 and ZmBZR1 are bound to the promoter of ZmSCL28 (SCARECROW-LIKE 28), a third TF that influences leaf angle.
  • We found that the transcription factor (TF) ZmBEH1 (BZR1/BES1 homolog gene 1) is targeted by ZmLG2 and regulates leaf angle formation by influencing sclerenchyma cell layers on the adaxial side.
  • Impressively, the expression of the BR-resistant 1 gene (ZmBZR1/Zm00001d046305) belonging to the turquoise module was negatively correlated with diameter and perimeter (r<−0.75).
  • The expression trends of ZmD1 and ZmBZR1 were complementary in maize stalks at the ES and MS.
  • Many crucial cell elongation regulatory genes, including Cytochrome P450 D1 (ZmD1) and Brassinzole-resistant 1 (ZmBZR1), were identified as hub genes in the elongated stalk network.
  • The gene expression of ZmBZR1 was upregulated in the zmd1 mutant, as predicted by our analysis that the expression trends of ZmD1 and ZmBZR1 were complementary in maize stalks.
  • Our previous study also indicated that overexpression of ZmBZR1 in transgenic Arabidopsis plants leads to a significant increase in plant size.

Literature:

Gene Resources:

Sequences:

cDNA Sequence
  • >Zm00001eb384820_T002
    TTGCTAAGTAATGAATATTTTCATGATCCAGGGATGTAAACCTCTGGCAACAGAGCGTCCAGATCCAATTGGGAGGTCTGCATCACCAAGCCCCTGCTCTTCATATCAACCAAGTCCGCGAGCCTCATACAACCCAAGCGCGGCATCCTCCTCGTTCCCAAGCTCTGGGTCCTCCTCCCACATTACTCTTGGCGGGAGCAACTTCATGGGAGGCGTCGAGGGCAGCTCCCTTATCCCGTGGCTAAAGAACCTCTCGTCGAGCTCCTCGTTCGCCTCCTCCTCCAAGTTCCCGCAGCTTCACCACCTCTACTTCAACGGCGGTTCCATCAGCGCGCCGGTGACGCCTCCATCCAGCTCTCCAACCCGCACGCCTCGCATCAAGACTGACTGGGAGAACCCGAGTGTTCAGCCACCGTGGGCTGGGGCGAACTACGCGTCTCTTCCCAACTCCCAGCCGCCGAGCCCTGGGCACCAGGTTGCTCCGGACCCGGCGTGGCTAGCCGGGTTCCAGATTTCGTCTGCTGGCCCTTCGTCTCCAACTTACAGCCTTGTGGCTCCGAATCCGTTTGGTATCTTCAAGGAGACCATCGTCAGCACCTCAAGAATGTGCACCCCTGGGCAGAGTGGAACGTGCTCTCCTGTAATGGGCGGTGCGCCGATCCATCACGATGTCCAGATGGCTGATGGTGCCCCAGATGACTTCGCCTTCGGGAGCAGCAGCAACGGCAACAACGAGTCGCCTGGTCTCGTGAAGGCATGGGAGGGGGAACGGATACACGAGGAGTGCGCCTCGGACGAGCATGAGCTGGAGCTCACCCTTGGGAGCTCAAAGACTCGTGCAGATCCTTCCTGATCATGCTGCAAGAGACAAGTCTTCACCTGTTTTTTTTTTTTACTTTCATCTTTATTCG
  • >Zm00001eb384820_T001
    TTGCTAAGTAATGAATATTTTCATGATCCAGGGATGTAAACCTCTGGCAACAGAGCGTCCAGATCCAATTGGGAGGTCTGCATCACCAAGCCCCTGCTCTTCATATCAACCAAGTCCGCGAGCCTCATACAACCCAAGCGCGGCATCCTCCTCGTTCCCAAGCTCTGGGTCCTCCTCCCACATTACTCTTGGCGGGAGCAACTTCATGGGAGGCGTCGAGGGCAGCTCCCTTATCCCGTGGCTAAAGAACCTCTCGTCGAGCTCCTCGTTCGCCTCCTCCTCCAAGTTCCCGCAGCTTCACCACCTCTACTTCAACGGCGGTTCCATCAGCGCGCCGGTGACGCCTCCATCCAGCTCTCCAACCCGCACGCCTCGCATCAAGACTGACTGGGAGAACCCGAGTGTTCAGCCACCGTGGGCTGGGGCGAACTACGCGTCTCTTCCCAACTCCCAGCCGCCGAGCCCTGGGCACCAGGTTGCTCCGGACCCGGCGTGGCTAGCCGGGTTCCAGATTTCGTCTGCTGGCCCTTCGTCTCCAACTTACAGCCTTGTGGCTCCGAATCCGTTTGGTATCTTCAAGGAGACCATCGTCAGCACCTCAAGAATGTGCACCCCTGGGCAGAGTGGAACGTGCTCTCCTGTAATGGGCGGTGCGCCGATCCATCACGATGTCCAGATGGCTGATGGTGCCCCAGATGACTTCGCCTTCGGGAGCAGCAGCAACGGCAACAACGAGTCGCCTGGTCTCGTGAAGGCATGGGAGGGGGAACGGATACACGAGGAGTGCGCCTCGGACGAGCATGAGCTGGAGCTCACCCTTGGGAGCTCAAAGACTCGTGCAGATCCTTCCTGATCATGCTGCAAGAGACAAGTCTTCACCTGTTTTTTTTTTTTACTTTCATCTTTATTCG
CDS Sequence
  • >Zm00001eb384820_T002
    ATGAATATTTTCATGATCCAGGGATGTAAACCTCTGGCAACAGAGCGTCCAGATCCAATTGGGAGGTCTGCATCACCAAGCCCCTGCTCTTCATATCAACCAAGTCCGCGAGCCTCATACAACCCAAGCGCGGCATCCTCCTCGTTCCCAAGCTCTGGGTCCTCCTCCCACATTACTCTTGGCGGGAGCAACTTCATGGGAGGCGTCGAGGGCAGCTCCCTTATCCCGTGGCTAAAGAACCTCTCGTCGAGCTCCTCGTTCGCCTCCTCCTCCAAGTTCCCGCAGCTTCACCACCTCTACTTCAACGGCGGTTCCATCAGCGCGCCGGTGACGCCTCCATCCAGCTCTCCAACCCGCACGCCTCGCATCAAGACTGACTGGGAGAACCCGAGTGTTCAGCCACCGTGGGCTGGGGCGAACTACGCGTCTCTTCCCAACTCCCAGCCGCCGAGCCCTGGGCACCAGGTTGCTCCGGACCCGGCGTGGCTAGCCGGGTTCCAGATTTCGTCTGCTGGCCCTTCGTCTCCAACTTACAGCCTTGTGGCTCCGAATCCGTTTGGTATCTTCAAGGAGACCATCGTCAGCACCTCAAGAATGTGCACCCCTGGGCAGAGTGGAACGTGCTCTCCTGTAATGGGCGGTGCGCCGATCCATCACGATGTCCAGATGGCTGATGGTGCCCCAGATGACTTCGCCTTCGGGAGCAGCAGCAACGGCAACAACGAGTCGCCTGGTCTCGTGAAGGCATGGGAGGGGGAACGGATACACGAGGAGTGCGCCTCGGACGAGCATGAGCTGGAGCTCACCCTTGGGAGCTCAAAGACTCGTGCAGATCCTTCCTGA
  • >Zm00001eb384820_T001
    ATGAATATTTTCATGATCCAGGGATGTAAACCTCTGGCAACAGAGCGTCCAGATCCAATTGGGAGGTCTGCATCACCAAGCCCCTGCTCTTCATATCAACCAAGTCCGCGAGCCTCATACAACCCAAGCGCGGCATCCTCCTCGTTCCCAAGCTCTGGGTCCTCCTCCCACATTACTCTTGGCGGGAGCAACTTCATGGGAGGCGTCGAGGGCAGCTCCCTTATCCCGTGGCTAAAGAACCTCTCGTCGAGCTCCTCGTTCGCCTCCTCCTCCAAGTTCCCGCAGCTTCACCACCTCTACTTCAACGGCGGTTCCATCAGCGCGCCGGTGACGCCTCCATCCAGCTCTCCAACCCGCACGCCTCGCATCAAGACTGACTGGGAGAACCCGAGTGTTCAGCCACCGTGGGCTGGGGCGAACTACGCGTCTCTTCCCAACTCCCAGCCGCCGAGCCCTGGGCACCAGGTTGCTCCGGACCCGGCGTGGCTAGCCGGGTTCCAGATTTCGTCTGCTGGCCCTTCGTCTCCAACTTACAGCCTTGTGGCTCCGAATCCGTTTGGTATCTTCAAGGAGACCATCGTCAGCACCTCAAGAATGTGCACCCCTGGGCAGAGTGGAACGTGCTCTCCTGTAATGGGCGGTGCGCCGATCCATCACGATGTCCAGATGGCTGATGGTGCCCCAGATGACTTCGCCTTCGGGAGCAGCAGCAACGGCAACAACGAGTCGCCTGGTCTCGTGAAGGCATGGGAGGGGGAACGGATACACGAGGAGTGCGCCTCGGACGAGCATGAGCTGGAGCTCACCCTTGGGAGCTCAAAGACTCGTGCAGATCCTTCCTGA
Protein Sequence
  • >Zm00001eb384820_P002
    MNIFMIQGCKPLATERPDPIGRSASPSPCSSYQPSPRASYNPSAASSSFPSSGSSSHITLGGSNFMGGVEGSSLIPWLKNLSSSSSFASSSKFPQLHHLYFNGGSISAPVTPPSSSPTRTPRIKTDWENPSVQPPWAGANYASLPNSQPPSPGHQVAPDPAWLAGFQISSAGPSSPTYSLVAPNPFGIFKETIVSTSRMCTPGQSGTCSPVMGGAPIHHDVQMADGAPDDFAFGSSSNGNNESPGLVKAWEGERIHEECASDEHELELTLGSSKTRADPS
  • >Zm00001eb384820_P001
    MNIFMIQGCKPLATERPDPIGRSASPSPCSSYQPSPRASYNPSAASSSFPSSGSSSHITLGGSNFMGGVEGSSLIPWLKNLSSSSSFASSSKFPQLHHLYFNGGSISAPVTPPSSSPTRTPRIKTDWENPSVQPPWAGANYASLPNSQPPSPGHQVAPDPAWLAGFQISSAGPSSPTYSLVAPNPFGIFKETIVSTSRMCTPGQSGTCSPVMGGAPIHHDVQMADGAPDDFAFGSSSNGNNESPGLVKAWEGERIHEECASDEHELELTLGSSKTRADPS

Source: Genetic information comes from the article