Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb005300
• Gene Symbol: ZmMS26 MS26
• Gene Name: male sterile26
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• The maize male fertility gene ZmMS26 was nullified by removal of its fifth exon using the CRISPR/Cas9 system on a vector, and a second vector carrying a functional ZmMS26 cDNA was co-transformed to restore fertility.
• MS26 a conserved anther-expressed P450 gene confers male sterility in monocots.
• Mutated MS26 gene, leading to complete male sterility but normal vegetative growth and grain yield.
• The derived single-copy hemizygous MGM lines bore a mutated MS26 gene, leading to complete male sterility but normal vegetative growth and grain yield.
• Tapetal cells abnormal, die early; microspores vacuolate early and abort after the tetrad stage.

Function-related keywords:

• growth ,  grain ,  fertility ,  anther ,  sterility ,  grain-yield ,  yield ,  vegetative ,  tapetal ,  male-sterility ,  male-fertility ,  grain-growth

Literature:

• Genome Editing Enables Next-Generation Hybrid Seed Production Technology.   DOI:  10.1016/j.molp.2020.06.003 ;  PMID:  32645290

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: 100191749
• UniProt accessions: Q94KE5

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article