Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb336530
• Gene Symbol: Vt2
• Gene Name: vanishing tassel2
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Phylogenetic analyses indicate that Vt2 is a co-ortholog of TRYPTOPHAN AMINOTRANSFERASE OF ARABIDOPSIS1 (TAA1), which converts Trp to indole-3-pyruvic acid in one of four hypothesized Trp-dependent auxin biosynthesis pathways.
• Unlike single mutations in TAA1, which cause subtle morphological phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana, Vt2 mutants have dramatic effects on vegetative and reproductive development.
• Vt2 mutants share many similarities with sparse inflorescence1 (spi1) mutants in maize.
• Vanishing tassel2 Encodes a Grass-Specific Tryptophan Aminotransferase Required for Vegetative and Reproductive Development in Maize.
• Both spi1 and Vt2 function in auxin biosynthesis in maize,
• Vt2 Functions in Axillary Meristem Formation during Inflorescence Development.

Function-related keywords:

• development ,  auxin ,  vegetative ,  meristem ,  inflorescence ,  reproductive ,  auxin-biosynthesis ,  reproductive-development ,  tryptophan-aminotransferase ,  axillary-meristem ,  inflorescence-development

Literature:

• vanishing tassel2 encodes a grass-specific tryptophan aminotransferase required for vegetative and reproductive development in maize.   DOI:  10.1105/tpc.110.075267 ;  PMID:  21335375

Related News:

Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC103634861
• UniProt accessions: F2FB37

Sequences: