Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: ZmLEC1
• Gene Name: LEAFY COTYLEDON1
• Genome:
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Expression of ZmLEC1 and ZmWRI1 Increases Seed Oil Production in Maize.
• Overexpression of maize (Zea mays) LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (ZmLEC1) increases seed oil by as much as 48% but reduces seed germination and leaf growth in maize. To uncouple oil increase from the undesirable agronomic traits, we identified a LEC1 downstream transcription factor, maize WRINKLED1 (ZmWRI1).
• Overexpression of ZmWRI1 results in an oil increase similar to overexpression of ZmLEC1 without affecting germination, seedling growth, or grain yield.
• These results emphasize the importance of field testing for developing a commercial high-oil product and highlight ZmWRI1 as a promising target for increasing oil production in crops.

Function-related keywords:

• leaf ,  transcription-factor ,  growth ,  grain ,  seedling ,  seed ,  grain-yield ,  seed-germination ,  yield ,  grain-growth ,  seed-growth ,  seedling-growth

Literature:

• Expression of ZmLEC1 and ZmWRI1 increases seed oil production in maize.   DOI:  10.1104/pp.110.157537 ;  PMID:  20488892

Related News:

Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: NM_001112048.2
• UniProt accessions:

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Source: Genetic information comes from the article