Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb271860
• Gene Symbol: Y1
• Gene Name: yellow endosperm1
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• More recently, breeders have selected yellow endosperm variants of maize over ancestral white phenotypes for their increased nutritional value resulting from the up-regulation of the Y1 phytoene synthase gene product in endosperm tissue.
• Y1 a key gene controlling carotenoid pigment in endosperm which was proved under breeding selection.
• The maize Y1 gene on chromosome 6 has undergone recent selection for endosperm color phenotype.
• Long-range patterns of diversity and linkage disequilibrium surrounding the maize Y1 gene are indicative of an asymmetric selective sweep.

Function-related keywords:

• breeding ,  endosperm

Literature:

• Long-range patterns of diversity and linkage disequilibrium surrounding the maize Y1 gene are indicative of an asymmetric selective sweep.   DOI:  10.1073/pnas.0307839101 ;  PMID:  15161968
• Eleven biosynthetic genes explain the majority of natural variation in carotenoid levels in maize grain.   DOI:  10.1093/plcell/koab032 ;  PMID:  33681994

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: 100136882
• UniProt accessions: P49085

Sequences: