GLU10 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB232430 (GLU10) on maize chromosome 5 encodes a protein with cellulase activity (EC 3.2.1.4), sugar binding and protein binding, belonging to the glycosyl hydrolase family 9. The encoded protein is associated with the plant-type cell wall, Golgi complex and plasmodesma. GLU10 is linked to cell wall modification during cell expansion, and to traits including grain yield, grain weight, plant height, anthesis time, biomass yield, drought tolerance, cold tolerance, water use efficiency, root length and weight, mesocotyl length, and contents of cellulose, lignin, starch, sugar, protein, nitrogen, carbon, proline and carotenoids. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to cell wall structure, cell elongation, root and trichome development, and nematode feeding site formation.