Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb208200
• Gene Symbol: BHLH51 ZmbHLH51
• Gene Name: bHLH-transcription factor 51
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Further functional analyses of BHLH51, such as knockout via the CRISPR/Cas9 system and complementation assays, may confirm its role in male fertility.
• BHLH51, such as knockout via the CRISPR/Cas9 system and complementation assays, may confirm its role in male fertility.
• Among genes with nonsynonymous mutations, Zm00001d053895 (BHLH51) showed abolished expression in the sterile bulks and was annotated as a bHLH transcription factor orthologous to Arabidopsis AMS, suggesting an association with the male sterility of the mutant.
• The candidate gene identified in this study, BHLH51, is an ortholog of the Arabidopsis AMS gene and the rice TDR gene, which encode master mediators of tapetal differentiation and function.

Function-related keywords:

• transcription-factor ,  fertility ,  sterility ,  sterile ,  tapetal ,  male-sterility ,  male-fertility

Literature:

• Identification of a locus associated with genic male sterility in maize via EMS mutagenesis and bulked-segregant RNA-seq   DOI:  10.1016/j.cj.2020.09.007 ;  PMID:  
• ZmMS1/ZmLBD30-orchestrated transcriptional regulatory networks precisely control pollen exine development.   DOI:  10.1016/j.molp.2023.07.010 ;  PMID:  37501369
• A cascade of bHLH-regulated pathways programs maize anther development.   DOI:  10.1093/plcell/koac007 ;  PMID:  35018475
• The characterization and candidate gene isolation for a novel male-sterile mutant ms40 in maize.   DOI:  10.1007/s00299-021-02762-w ;  PMID:  34319484

Related News:

• The Crop Journal│北京市农林科学院玉米研究中心定位玉米细胞核雄性不育相关基因

Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC100274330
• UniProt accessions: B4FB38 ,  B4G0A3 ,  C0PHL6

Sequences: