Gene Details:

• Gene ID: TraesCS6B02G207500LC
• Gene Symbol: Gpc-B1 NAM-B1
• Gene Name:
• Genome: Chinese_Spring1.0
• Species: Triticum aestivum

Functional Descriptions:

• We report here the positional cloning of Gpc-B1, a wheat quantitative trait locus associated with increased grain protein.
• Complete linkage of the 7.4-kb region with the different phenotypes suggests that Gpc-B1 is a single gene with multiple pleiotropic effects.
• The ancestral wild wheat allele encodes a NAC transcription factor (NAM-B1) that accelerates senescence and increases nutrient remobilization from leaves to developing grains, whereas modern wheat varieties carry a nonfunctional NAM-B1 allele.
• Reduction in RNA levels of the multiple NAM homologs by RNA interference delayed senescence by more than 3 weeks and reduced wheat grain protein, zinc, and iron content by more than 30%.

Function-related keywords:

• transcription-factor ,  senescence ,  grain ,  zinc ,  iron ,  grain-protein-content ,  grain-protein ,  iron-content

Literature:

• A NAC Gene regulating senescence improves grain protein, zinc, and iron content in wheat.   DOI:  10.1126/science.1133649 ;  PMID:  17124321

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID:
• UniProt accessions: A0A0A7NVR6

Sequences: