M1 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB030930, designated ZmM1 on maize chromosome 1, encodes a TRAF1A/B family protein with a MATH/TRAF domain that exhibits DNA binding transcription factor activity and histidine kinase binding. The gene is associated with starch breakdown, vegetative phase change, inflorescence development, innate immunity, and cellular response to hypoxia. It has been linked to grain yield, plant height, leaf number, anthesis time, starch and protein content, and tolerance to high temperature, salt, and disease. Localisation evidence connects the product to the nucleus, cytosol, cytoplasm, plasmalemma, and extracellular space. Studies of related genes in other species link the TRAF family to thermotolerance, pathogen resistance, circadian rhythm, transcriptional repression, and cell death.