Gene Details:

  • Gene ID: Glyma.12g014300
  • Gene Symbol: GmTMT2a
  • Gene Name: gamma-tocopherol methyltransferase
  • Genome: Wm82.a4.v1
  • Species: Glycine max

Functional Descriptions:

  • Overexpression of GmTMT2a enhanced α-tocopherol content 4–6-fold in transgenic Arabidopsis and 3–4.5-fold in transgenic maize seeds, resulting in an α-tocopherol content of up to ~90 % of the tocopherols in maize seeds.
  • Overexpression of GmTMT2a significantly increased the α-tocopherol content in transgenic maize.
  • GmTMT2a from soybean elevates the α-tocopherol content in corn and Arabidopsis.
  • Overexpression of GmTMT2a enhanced α-tocopherol content 4–6-fold in transgenic Arabidopsis, and α-tocopherol content increased 3–4.5-fold in transgenic maize seed, which correlated with the accumulation of GmTMT2a.
  • GmTMT2a was expressed in E. coli and the purified protein effectively converted γ-tocopherol into α-tocopherol in vitro.

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Sequences:

cDNA Sequence
  • >Glyma.12G014300.1
    TTTGGGTTGCTTTATTAGTAATTGACTATTGAAGGTTGGGCACCCGTGAGTGACATGGCCACCGTGGTGAGGATCCCAACAATCTCATGCATCCACATCCACACGTTCCGTTCCCAATCCCCTCGCACTTTCGCCAGAATCCGGGTCGGACCCAGGTCGTGGGCTCCTATTCGGGCATCGGCAGCGAGCTCGGAGAGAGGGGAGATAGTATTGGAGCAGAAGCCGAAGAAGGATGACAAGAAGAAGCTGCAGAAGGGAATCGCAGAGTTTTACGACGAGTCTTCTGGCTTATGGGAGAACATTTGGGGCGACCACATGCACCATGGCTTTTATGACTCGGATTCCACTGTTTCGCTTTCGGATCATCGTGCTGCTCAGATCCGAATGATCCAAGAGTCTCTTCGCTTTGCCTCTGTTTCTGAGGAGCGTAGTAAATGGCCCAAGAGTATAGTTGATGTTGGGTGTGGCATAGGTGGCAGCTCTAGATACCTGGCCAAGAAATTTGGAGCAACCAGTGTAGGCATCACTCTGAGTCCTGTTCAAGCTCAAAGAGCAAATGCTCTTGCTGCTGCTCAAGGATTGGCTGATAAGGTTTCCTTTCAGGTTGCTGACGCTCTACAGCAACCATTCTCTGACGGCCAGTTTGATCTGGTGTGGTCCATGGAGAGTGGAGAGCATATGCCTGACAAAGCTAAGTTTGTTGGAGAGTTAGCTCGGGTAGCAGCACCAGGTGCCACTATAATAATAGTAACATGGTGCCACAGGGATCTTGGCCCTGACGAACAATCCTTACATCCATGGGAGCAAGATCTCTTAAAGAAGATTTGCGATGCATATTACCTCCCTGCCTGGTGCTCAACTTCTGATTATGTTAAGTTGCTCCAATCCCTGTCACTTCAGGACATCAAGTCAGAAGATTGGTCTCGCTTTGTTGCTCCATTTTGGCCAGCAGTGATACGCTCAGCCTTCACATGGAAGGGTCTAACTTCACTCTTGAGCAGTGGACAAAAAACGATAAAAGGAGCTTTGGCTATGCCATTGATGATAGAGGGATACAAGAAAGATCTAATTAAGTTTGCCATCATTACATGTCGAAAACCTGAATAAATGGAGAGGCAGGATTACTTTTATAGAATGAAGCAAGTTTCCAACAGGTCGTTTATTTCGATAGTTGAGAAACAAGAGAAAAAATAAATGAAAGGGGTTGTTCGATTTTTATTTTAGTTTTCTACATATGCAATATCTCCTATGATTGGCGAAAATATATTATCTACTTAAATAAGTGGCACGAGTATTTATAATTAAGTAATTAAAAAAGAAGTATTGTATATATAGAGATAGAAAACTAATATTTGTGACTTGTGAAAACATCGTAAAGGTGATAAAGAGAAATGTTAGTTAACGCCTTTTTTAAT
CDS Sequence
  • >Glyma.12G014300.1
    ATGGCCACCGTGGTGAGGATCCCAACAATCTCATGCATCCACATCCACACGTTCCGTTCCCAATCCCCTCGCACTTTCGCCAGAATCCGGGTCGGACCCAGGTCGTGGGCTCCTATTCGGGCATCGGCAGCGAGCTCGGAGAGAGGGGAGATAGTATTGGAGCAGAAGCCGAAGAAGGATGACAAGAAGAAGCTGCAGAAGGGAATCGCAGAGTTTTACGACGAGTCTTCTGGCTTATGGGAGAACATTTGGGGCGACCACATGCACCATGGCTTTTATGACTCGGATTCCACTGTTTCGCTTTCGGATCATCGTGCTGCTCAGATCCGAATGATCCAAGAGTCTCTTCGCTTTGCCTCTGTTTCTGAGGAGCGTAGTAAATGGCCCAAGAGTATAGTTGATGTTGGGTGTGGCATAGGTGGCAGCTCTAGATACCTGGCCAAGAAATTTGGAGCAACCAGTGTAGGCATCACTCTGAGTCCTGTTCAAGCTCAAAGAGCAAATGCTCTTGCTGCTGCTCAAGGATTGGCTGATAAGGTTTCCTTTCAGGTTGCTGACGCTCTACAGCAACCATTCTCTGACGGCCAGTTTGATCTGGTGTGGTCCATGGAGAGTGGAGAGCATATGCCTGACAAAGCTAAGTTTGTTGGAGAGTTAGCTCGGGTAGCAGCACCAGGTGCCACTATAATAATAGTAACATGGTGCCACAGGGATCTTGGCCCTGACGAACAATCCTTACATCCATGGGAGCAAGATCTCTTAAAGAAGATTTGCGATGCATATTACCTCCCTGCCTGGTGCTCAACTTCTGATTATGTTAAGTTGCTCCAATCCCTGTCACTTCAGGACATCAAGTCAGAAGATTGGTCTCGCTTTGTTGCTCCATTTTGGCCAGCAGTGATACGCTCAGCCTTCACATGGAAGGGTCTAACTTCACTCTTGAGCAGTGGACAAAAAACGATAAAAGGAGCTTTGGCTATGCCATTGATGATAGAGGGATACAAGAAAGATCTAATTAAGTTTGCCATCATTACATGTCGAAAACCTGAATAA
Protein Sequence
  • >Glyma.12G014300.1
    MATVVRIPTISCIHIHTFRSQSPRTFARIRVGPRSWAPIRASAASSERGEIVLEQKPKKDDKKKLQKGIAEFYDESSGLWENIWGDHMHHGFYDSDSTVSLSDHRAAQIRMIQESLRFASVSEERSKWPKSIVDVGCGIGGSSRYLAKKFGATSVGITLSPVQAQRANALAAAQGLADKVSFQVADALQQPFSDGQFDLVWSMESGEHMPDKAKFVGELARVAAPGATIIIVTWCHRDLGPDEQSLHPWEQDLLKKICDAYYLPAWCSTSDYVKLLQSLSLQDIKSEDWSRFVAPFWPAVIRSAFTWKGLTSLLSSGQKTIKGALAMPLMIEGYKKDLIKFAIITCRKPE*