Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb234080
• Gene Symbol: ZmCM2 cmu2
• Gene Name: chorismate mutase2
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• ZmCM2 is predicted to function in the production of prephenate from chorismate that is also a precursor for salicylic acid (SA). Interaction of Vag2 with ZmCM2 may alter the SA level in the host. Although no significant differences in SA level of wild-type and vag2 deletion mutant-colonized leaves and ears could be observed, expression of the SA indicator genes PR1 and PR5 was induced in tissues colonized with vag2 deletion strains.
• We identified the cytoplasmic maize chorismate mutase ZmCM2 by yeast two-hybrid screening as a possible interaction partner of Vag2.
• The binding of Vag2 to ZmCM2 inhibits the back reaction of the ZmCM2-catalyzed interconversion of chorismate and prephenate, thus contributing to fungal virulence by lowering the plant SA-induced defenses.

Function-related keywords:

• salicylic-acid ,  sa

Literature:

• Sporisorium reilianum infection changes inflorescence and branching architectures of maize.   DOI:  10.1104/pp.111.179499 ;  PMID:  21653782

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC100191856
• UniProt accessions: B4FUP5

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article