Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb071370
• Gene Symbol: ZmNC3 ZmHKT1.2
• Gene Name: Na+ content3
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Here, we show that a HKT1 family gene ZmNC3 (Zea mays L. Na+ Content 3; designated ZmHKT1.2) confers natural variability in shoot-Na+ accumulation and salt tolerance in maize.
• ZmNC3 confers natural diversity of Na+ content under salt conditions in maize.
• ZmNC3 encodes an Na+-preferring ion transporter.
• HKT1 family gene ZmNC3 (Zea mays L. Na+ Content 3; designated ZmHKT1.2) confers natural variability in Na+ accumulation in the shoots of salt-grown maize seedlings.
• Taken together, ZmNC3/ZmHKT1.2 was identified as an important QTL promoting shoot Na+ exclusion, and its favourable allele provides an effective tool for developing salt-tolerant maize varieties.

Function-related keywords:

• seedlings ,  shoot ,  salt ,  tolerance ,  salt-tolerance ,  transporter

Literature:

• A teosinte-derived allele of an HKT1 family sodium transporter improves salt tolerance in maize.   DOI:  10.1111/pbi.13927 ;  PMID:  36114820
• Genetic and molecular exploration of maize environmental stress resilience: Toward sustainable agriculture.   DOI:  10.1016/j.molp.2023.07.005 ;  PMID:  37464740
• Designing salt stress-resilient crops: Current progress and future challenges.   DOI:  10.1111/jipb.13599 ;  PMID:  38108117

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC109943959
• UniProt accessions: A0A1D6E031 ,  A0A3L6G3L6

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article