Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb237260
• Gene Symbol: ZmbHLH121
• Gene Name: bHLH transcription factor121
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• ZmbHLH121, a maize bHLH transcription factor positively regulates kernel size and weight in maize.
• ZmbHLH121 is a transcriptional activator and binds to G-box cis-element ABA responsive element (ABRE).
• Higher expression of ZmbHLH121 was observed in the early kernel developmental stages.
• Our data established a molecular network of regulating kernel size and weight in maize and suggested ZmbHLH121 as a promising target of grain yield in maize.
• ZmbHLH121 regulated the transcription of downstream genes involved in plant cell death, cell differentiation and cell wall modifications.
• ZmbHLH121 is a bHLH type transcription activator.

Function-related keywords:

• transcription-factor ,  grain ,  grain-size ,  grain-yield ,  yield ,  aba ,  cell-death ,  cell-wall ,  grain-weight ,  transcriptional-activator ,  transcription-activator

Literature:

• Functional characterization of ZmbHLH121, a bHLH transcription factor, focusing on Zea mays kernel development   DOI:  10.1016/j.genrep.2022.101645 ;  PMID:  

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC100216872
• UniProt accessions: A0A804PHP8

Sequences: