Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb214800
• Gene Symbol: ZmPHYC2
• Gene Name: phytochromeC2
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Double knockout mutants of ZmPHYC1 and ZmPHYC2 created using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology display a moderate early-flowering phenotype under long-day conditions, whereas ZmPHYC2 overexpression plants exhibit a moderately reduced plant height and ear height.
• ZmPHYC1 and ZmPHYC2 can be used as potential targets for genetic engineering of maize to improve flowering time and plant architecture suitable for high-density planting.
• zmphyC1 ZmPHYC2 double knockout mutants display an early-flowering phenotype under LD conditions.
• We examined the expression patterns of ZmPHYC1 and ZmPHYC2 and found that ZmPHYC1, but not ZmPHYC2, is highly expressed in leaves and is regulated by the circadian clock.
• Together, these results provided new insight into the function of ZmPHYCs and guidance for breeding high-density tolerant maize cultivars.

Function-related keywords:

• architecture ,  breeding ,  height ,  plant-height ,  flowering-time ,  plant-architecture ,  flowering

Literature:

• CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout and overexpression studies reveal a role of maize phytochrome C in regulating flowering time and plant height.   DOI:  10.1111/pbi.13429 ;  PMID:  32531863
• Breeding maize of ideal plant architecture for high-density planting tolerance through modulating shade avoidance response and beyond.   DOI:  10.1111/jipb.13603 ;  PMID:  38131117
• Large-scale Proteomic and Phosphoproteomic Analyses of Maize Seedling Leaves During De-etiolation.   DOI:  10.1016/j.gpb.2020.12.004 ;  PMID:  33385613

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: 100192976
• UniProt accessions: A0A1D6GGX9 ,  A0A1D6GGY0 ,  A0A1D6GGY1 ,  A0A1D6GGY4

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article