ZM00001EB025900 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB025900 on maize chromosome 1 encodes a transmembrane transporter belonging to the major facilitator superfamily (MFS) and the POT family. The gene is associated with a wide range of transport and metabolic processes, including nitrate import, chloride transport, GABA transport, and inorganic anion transport, as well as nitrogen fixation, nitrogen utilization, C4 photosynthesis, and the GABA shunt. It has been linked to numerous agronomic traits, such as grain yield, biomass yield, plant height, anthesis time, crown root number, lateral root number and length, root fresh and dry weight, shoot dry weight, nitrate content and uptake, net photosynthetic rate, water use efficiency, stomatal resistance, drought tolerance, and salt response. The encoded protein localizes to the membrane. Studies of related genes in other species further support a role in transmembrane transport.