Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Zm00001eb042490
• Gene Symbol: ZmNF-YB2 ZmNF-YB5 cadtfr11
• Gene Name: CCAAT-DR1-transcription factor 11
• Genome: Zm-B73-REFERENCE-NAM-5.0
• Species: Zea mays

Functional Descriptions:

• Overexpression of ZmNF-YB2 and AtNF-YBl in maize and Arabidopsis can improve the drought resistance of plants.
• ZmNF-YB2 were expressed at high levels in the roots, stems, leaves, internode, silks, and tassels.
• Under water-limited conditions, transgenic maize plants with increased ZmNF-YB2 expression show tolerance to drought based on the responses of a number of stress-related parameters, including chlorophyll content, stomatal conductance, leaf temperature, reduced wilting, and maintenance of photosynthesis.

Function-related keywords:

• leaf ,  temperature ,  resistance ,  drought ,  stress ,  drought-stress ,  stems ,  photosynthesis ,  tolerance ,  drought-tolerance ,  stress-tolerance ,  stomatal ,  chlorophyll ,  chlorophyll-content ,  drought-resistance

Literature:

• Plant nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) B subunits confer drought tolerance and lead to improved corn yields on water-limited acres.   DOI:  10.1073/pnas.0707193104 ;  PMID:  17923671

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: LOC100274041
• UniProt accessions: B4FFQ8

Sequences: