Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb088950
• Gene Symbol: ZmYUC4 ZmYUCCA9
• Gene Name: Yucca4
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• ZmYUC2 and ZmYUC4 in regulating gravitropic response of the brace root and lodging resistance in maize.
• The ZmYUC4 single mutant and the Zmyuc2/4 double mutant display obviously enhanced root lodging resistance.
• ZmYUC2 and ZmYUC4 are preferentially expressed in root tips with partially overlapping expression patterns, and the protein products of ZmYUC2 and ZmYUC4 are localized in the cytoplasm and endoplasmic reticulum, respectively.
• ZmYUC2- and ZmYUC4-mediated local auxin biosynthesis is required for normal gravity response of the brace roots and provide effective targets for breeding root lodging resistant maize cultivars.

Function-related keywords:

• gravitropic-response ,  root ,  auxin ,  resistance ,  cytoplasm ,  breeding ,  auxin-response ,  auxin-biosynthesis ,  lodging ,  lodging-resistance ,  resistant

Literature:

• Local auxin biosynthesis regulates brace root angle and lodging resistance in maize.   DOI:  10.1111/nph.18733 ;  PMID:  36636793
• The WRKY transcription factor ZmWRKY92 binds to GA synthesis-related genes to regulate maize plant height.   DOI:  10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108422 ;  PMID:  38335889

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC103646858
• UniProt accessions: A0A1D6EFM8

Sequences:

Source: Genetic information comes from the article