Gene Details:

Functional Descriptions:

  • Analyses by electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometry showed that ZmRCAα and ZmRCAβ encode larger and smaller polypeptides of approximately 46 and 43 kD, respectively.
  • Transcriptional analyses demonstrated that the expression levels of both ZmRCAα and ZmRCAβ were higher in leaves and during grain filling and that expression followed a specific cyclic day/night pattern. In 123 maize inbred lines with extensive genetic diversity, the transcript abundance and protein expression levels of these two RCA genes were positively correlated with grain yield.
  • The ZmRCAα and ZmRCAβ transcripts accumulated primarily in the leaves and, to a lesser extent, in the stems, tassel spikelets, and immature ears of the plants, whereas no or very low signal was detected in the roots. We also examined the protein expression levels of ZmRCAα and ZmRCAβ and obtained a similar result.
  • ZmRCAα encodes alpha form of RUBISCO activase.

Literature:

Gene Resources:

Sequences:

cDNA Sequence
  • >Zm00001eb164380_T001
    ATTGTGTTGAATCCTCATCGATCGTCAGCTAATATAATAGCATATATATACTCCGATCTCAGAATTGAAGCTCCGATCCATCCGTCGACCACCTATGGCTGCCGCTGCAGCTTTCTCCTCCACTTCCGTCGTCGCTGCTCTCGCGGCGAGCGGCTTCCTCGGCAAGAAGCTCGTCACCAGCATCATCATCAGGAATAAGAAGAAGGGGTACGACTCCCTGCATGGCGCCACGACCACCATCAGAGTCAGAGCCATGGCGGTGAACAAGGAGACGGAGCAGGACAGGTGGAGGGGCCTGGCCTTGGACACCTCGGACGACCAGCAGGACATCACCAGGGGGAAGGGCCGCGTGGACCCGCTGTTCCAGGCGCCCATGGGGGACGGCACCCACGTCGCCGTGCTCAGCTCCTACGACTACATCAGCCAGGGGCTCAGGCACTACAGCTTGGACAACATGATGGATGGCTACTACATCGCTCCCGCGTTCATGGACAAGCTCGTTGTCCACATCGCCAAGAACTTCATGCCCCTGCCAAACATCAAGGTGCCCCTCATCCTGGGTATCTGGGGAGGCAAGGGCCAAGGGAAGTCCTTCCAATGTGAGCTTGTCTTGGCCAAGATGGGAATCAACCCCATCGTTATGAGCGCCGGCGAGCTGGAGAGCGGCAACGCCGGCGAGCCTGCGAAGCTGATCCGCCAGCGCTACCGCGAGGCGGCCGACATGATCAAGAAGGGCAAGATGTGCGTGCTGTTCATCAACGACCTGGACGCCGGCGCGGGGCGGATGGGCGGCACGACGCAGTACACGGTGAACAACCAGATGGTGAACGCGACGCTGATGAACATCGCCGACAACCCCACCAACGTGCAGCTCCCGGGGATGTACAACAAGGAGGAGAACCCCCGCGTGCCCATCATCGTCACGGGCAACGACTTCTCGACGCTGTATGCGCCGCTGATCCGCGACGGGCGCATGGACAAGTTCTACTGGGCTCCCACCCGCGAGGACCGCGTGGGCGTGTGCAAGGGCATCTTCCGCAGCGACGGCGTCCCCGACGAGGACGTGGTGAGGCTGGTGGACGCCTTCCCGGGCCAGTCCATCGACTTCTTCGGCGCCCTCCGCGCCAGGGTGTACGACGACGAGGTGCGGCGGTGGGTGGCCGAGACCGGCGTGGAGAACATCGCCAGGAGGCTCGTCAACTCCAAGGAGGGCCCGCCCACGTTCGAGCAGCCGAGGATGACGCTGGACAAGCTCATGGAGTACGGGCGCATGCTGGTGGAGGAGCAGGAGAACGTGAAGCGCGTGCAGCTGGCAGACAAGTACCTCAGCGAGGCGGCGCTGGGCGACGCAAACGACGACGACGACTTGTATGGCAAGGCGGCGCAGCATGTCCGCGTGCCCGTGCCGGAGGGGTGCACTGACCCCAAGGCCGGCAACTTCGACCCTACCGCCAGGAGCGACGACGGCAGCTGCGTGTACAACTAATATAATTGTCCAAACAATTTCTGTGGCACGTACTTAAGTTTGAGCCAGGATACAAACTTTGGCCGCTAATGGTTGCTGTCGCCGGTCAAGAGGGCGTTGGCTACTTGAGTTAGATTTTGGTTGTGTTTCATCCCCACGTACGTCCAGCAAAGAAAAATTGAAGCTAGTGCATGCATGGTTCGTCATCAAATGCATGGCCGGCCGGATACAAATTTGAACTGTAGCTATCGACGTACGCATGTATTAATTTATATCAGAGAAG
CDS Sequence
  • >Zm00001eb164380_T001
    ATGGCTGCCGCTGCAGCTTTCTCCTCCACTTCCGTCGTCGCTGCTCTCGCGGCGAGCGGCTTCCTCGGCAAGAAGCTCGTCACCAGCATCATCATCAGGAATAAGAAGAAGGGGTACGACTCCCTGCATGGCGCCACGACCACCATCAGAGTCAGAGCCATGGCGGTGAACAAGGAGACGGAGCAGGACAGGTGGAGGGGCCTGGCCTTGGACACCTCGGACGACCAGCAGGACATCACCAGGGGGAAGGGCCGCGTGGACCCGCTGTTCCAGGCGCCCATGGGGGACGGCACCCACGTCGCCGTGCTCAGCTCCTACGACTACATCAGCCAGGGGCTCAGGCACTACAGCTTGGACAACATGATGGATGGCTACTACATCGCTCCCGCGTTCATGGACAAGCTCGTTGTCCACATCGCCAAGAACTTCATGCCCCTGCCAAACATCAAGGTGCCCCTCATCCTGGGTATCTGGGGAGGCAAGGGCCAAGGGAAGTCCTTCCAATGTGAGCTTGTCTTGGCCAAGATGGGAATCAACCCCATCGTTATGAGCGCCGGCGAGCTGGAGAGCGGCAACGCCGGCGAGCCTGCGAAGCTGATCCGCCAGCGCTACCGCGAGGCGGCCGACATGATCAAGAAGGGCAAGATGTGCGTGCTGTTCATCAACGACCTGGACGCCGGCGCGGGGCGGATGGGCGGCACGACGCAGTACACGGTGAACAACCAGATGGTGAACGCGACGCTGATGAACATCGCCGACAACCCCACCAACGTGCAGCTCCCGGGGATGTACAACAAGGAGGAGAACCCCCGCGTGCCCATCATCGTCACGGGCAACGACTTCTCGACGCTGTATGCGCCGCTGATCCGCGACGGGCGCATGGACAAGTTCTACTGGGCTCCCACCCGCGAGGACCGCGTGGGCGTGTGCAAGGGCATCTTCCGCAGCGACGGCGTCCCCGACGAGGACGTGGTGAGGCTGGTGGACGCCTTCCCGGGCCAGTCCATCGACTTCTTCGGCGCCCTCCGCGCCAGGGTGTACGACGACGAGGTGCGGCGGTGGGTGGCCGAGACCGGCGTGGAGAACATCGCCAGGAGGCTCGTCAACTCCAAGGAGGGCCCGCCCACGTTCGAGCAGCCGAGGATGACGCTGGACAAGCTCATGGAGTACGGGCGCATGCTGGTGGAGGAGCAGGAGAACGTGAAGCGCGTGCAGCTGGCAGACAAGTACCTCAGCGAGGCGGCGCTGGGCGACGCAAACGACGACGACGACTTGTATGGCAAGGCGGCGCAGCATGTCCGCGTGCCCGTGCCGGAGGGGTGCACTGACCCCAAGGCCGGCAACTTCGACCCTACCGCCAGGAGCGACGACGGCAGCTGCGTGTACAACTAA
Protein Sequence
  • >Zm00001eb164380_P001
    MAAAAAFSSTSVVAALAASGFLGKKLVTSIIIRNKKKGYDSLHGATTTIRVRAMAVNKETEQDRWRGLALDTSDDQQDITRGKGRVDPLFQAPMGDGTHVAVLSSYDYISQGLRHYSLDNMMDGYYIAPAFMDKLVVHIAKNFMPLPNIKVPLILGIWGGKGQGKSFQCELVLAKMGINPIVMSAGELESGNAGEPAKLIRQRYREAADMIKKGKMCVLFINDLDAGAGRMGGTTQYTVNNQMVNATLMNIADNPTNVQLPGMYNKEENPRVPIIVTGNDFSTLYAPLIRDGRMDKFYWAPTREDRVGVCKGIFRSDGVPDEDVVRLVDAFPGQSIDFFGALRARVYDDEVRRWVAETGVENIARRLVNSKEGPPTFEQPRMTLDKLMEYGRMLVEEQENVKRVQLADKYLSEAALGDANDDDDLYGKAAQHVRVPVPEGCTDPKAGNFDPTARSDDGSCVYN

Source: Genetic information comes from the article