Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb005690
• Gene Symbol: ZmNF-YA1 nfya1 ca2p11 ZmNFYA01
• Gene Name: nuclear transcription factor y subunit a1
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Transcription factors ZmNF-YA1 and ZmNF-YB16 regulate plant growth and drought tolerance in maize.
• ZmNF-YA1 is a positive regulator of plant drought and salt stress responses and is involved in the root development of maize.
• OE of ZmNF-YA1 improves plant growth and tolerance to abiotic stresses.
• ZmNF-YA1-mediated transcriptional regulation, especially in JA signaling, histone modification, and chromatin remodeling, could underlie the altered stress tolerance of ZmNF-YA1 mutant plants.
• Comparison of ZmNF-YB16- and ZmNF-YA1-regulated genes showed that ZmNF-YA1 and ZmNF-YB16 have similar biological functions in stress responses but varied functions in other biological processes.
• ZmNF-YA1 bound to promoter CCAAT motifs and directly regulated the expression of multiple genes that play important roles in stress responses and plant development.

Function-related keywords:

• root ,  growth ,  development ,  plant-development ,  drought ,  stress ,  drought-stress ,  ja ,  salt ,  tolerance ,  abiotic-stress ,  drought-tolerance ,  root-development ,  salt-tolerance ,  salt-stress ,  stress-tolerance ,  root-growth ,  plant-growth ,  transcriptional-regulator ,  transcription-regulator ,  ja-signaling

Literature:

• Transcription factors ZmNF-YA1 and ZmNF-YB16 regulate plant growth and drought tolerance in maize.   DOI:  10.1093/plphys/kiac340 ;  PMID:  35861438
• Identification and expression analysis of maize NF-YA subunit genes.   DOI:  10.7717/peerj.14306 ;  PMID:  36389434
• ZmNF-YC1-ZmAPRG pathway modulates low phosphorus tolerance in maize.   DOI:  10.1093/jxb/erae068 ;  PMID:  38393826

Related News:

• Plant Physiology | 山东大学研究人员揭示ZmNF-YA1/ZmNF-YB16调控玉米生长和抗旱性的机制

Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC100194365
• UniProt accessions: B4FIF5

Sequences: