Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb061800
• Gene Symbol: ZmCESA5 ENB1
• Gene Name: cellulose synthase5
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Cytological and biochemical analyses showed the nonfunctional ZmCESA5 decreased nutrient uptake from maternal tissue, creating a degraded endosperm (DE) in the kernel.
• ENB1 (ZmCESA5) exhibits a higher expression level than that of ZmCESA4 and ZmCESA9 throughout kernel development
• ENB1 encodes a cellulose synthase 5 that directs synthesis of cell wall ingrowths in maize basal endosperm transfer cells.
• ENB1 encodes a cellulose synthase 5 that is predominantly expressed in the basal endosperm transfer layer (BETL) of endosperm cells.
• ENB1 enhances sucrose supply to the endosperm and contributes to a PE in the kernel.

Function-related keywords:

• development ,  cell-wall ,  cellulose ,  endosperm ,  cell-wall-synthesis ,  sucrose ,  endosperm-development ,  sucrose-supply ,  sucrose-synthase

Literature:

• ENB1 encodes a cellulose synthase 5 that directs synthesis of cell wall ingrowths in maize basal endosperm transfer cells.   DOI:  10.1093/plcell/koab312 ;  PMID:  34935984

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC541803
• UniProt accessions: A0A1D6L8J6 ,  A0A1D6L8J7 ,  A0A1D6L8K4

Sequences: