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SUBMITTER: Liu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4983849 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Hongjun H Shi Junpeng J Sun Chuanlong C Gong Hao H Fan Xingming X Qiu Fazhan F Huang Xuehui X Feng Qi Q Zheng Xixi X Yuan Ningning N Li Changsheng C Zhang Zhiyong Z Deng Yiting Y Wang Jiechen J Pan Guangtang G Han Bin B Lai Jinsheng J Wu Yongrui Y
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20160418 18
The maize opaque2 (o2) mutant has a high nutritional value but it develops a chalky endosperm that limits its practical use. Genetic selection for o2 modifiers can convert the normally chalky endosperm of the mutant into a hard, vitreous phenotype, yielding what is known as quality protein maize (QPM). Previous studies have shown that enhanced expression of 27-kDa γ-zein in QPM is essential for endosperm modification. Taking advantage of genome-wide association study analysis of a natural popula ...[more]