Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb400130
• Gene Symbol: Drl2
• Gene Name: drooping leaf2
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• The maize CRABS CLAW co-orthologs drooping leaf1 (drl1) and Drl2 are required for development of ear and tassel florets.
• Natural variation and transposon alleles of Drl2 enhance drl1 mutant phenotypes by reducing floral meristem (FM) determinacy.
• Drooping leaf1 (drl1) and Drl2 are required for development of ear and tassel florets.
• Drl1 and Drl2 regulate floret development.
• Drl1 and Drl2 impose floral meristem determinacy.
• Drl1 and Drl2 mutant enhances the phenotype of ifa1 mutants.

Function-related keywords:

• development ,  floral ,  meristem ,  floral-meristem ,  floral-meristem-determinacy

Literature:

• Maize YABBY genes drooping leaf1 and drooping leaf2 regulate floret development and floral meristem determinacy.   DOI:  10.1242/dev.171181 ;  PMID:  30858227
• Breeding maize of ideal plant architecture for high-density planting tolerance through modulating shade avoidance response and beyond   DOI:  10.1111/jipb.13603 ;  PMID:  
• Leaf angle: a target of genetic improvement in cereal crops tailored for high-density planting.   DOI:  10.1111/pbi.13780 ;  PMID:  35075761

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC100502185
• UniProt accessions: A0A804RC82

Sequences: