Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb402840
• Gene Symbol: ZmCCD1 Wc1
• Gene Name: white cap1
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Mycorrhization led to a decrease in seed germination of the parasitic plant Striga hermonthica as examined in a bioassay. ZmCCD1 is proposed to be involved in cyclohexenone and mycorradicin formation in mycorrhizal maize roots but not in strigolactone formation.
• Dominant Wc1 alleles enhance he white-grain phenotype of y1.
• Dominant Wc1 kernel with white crown and pale yellow endosperm.
• In maize, roots with mycorrhizal formations have shown a higher ZmCCD1 expression and induced lower germination of Striga.
• Since the ZmCCD1 gene is involved in the formation of the yellow pigment apocarotenoids, it would be interesting in the future to understand the carotenoid levels of the lines and its relationship with Striga resistance in the maize inbred lines.

Function-related keywords:

• grain ,  endosperm ,  crown

Literature:

• Hydroxamic acids: New players in the multifactorial mechanisms of maize resistance to Striga hermonthica.   DOI:  10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108134 ;  PMID:  37883916
• Maize provitamin a carotenoids, current resources, and future metabolic engineering challenges.   DOI:  10.3389/fpls.2012.00029 ;  PMID:  22645578
• Genome-wide association study of Striga resistance in early maturing white tropical maize inbred lines.   DOI:  10.1186/s12870-020-02360-0 ;  PMID:  32393176
• Cloning and characterisation of a maize carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (ZmCCD1) and its involvement in the biosynthesis of apocarotenoids with various roles in mutualistic and parasitic interactions.   DOI:  10.1007/s00425-008-0781-6 ;  PMID:  18716794

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC732715
• UniProt accessions: B4FBA4

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article