M1 — Zea mays

Summary

ZM00001EB292350, designated ZmM1 (also known as ZmM4, MUSE13, MUSE14, TRAF1A, and TRAF1B) on maize chromosome 6, encodes a TRAF-like protein containing a MATH/TRAF domain. The product exhibits DNA binding transcription factor activity and histidine kinase binding. This gene is associated with starch breakdown, vegetative phase change, inflorescence development, lipid transport, the TCA cycle, chromatin modeling, cellular response to hypoxia, innate immunity, and downregulation of transcription. It localizes to the nucleus, cytosol, cytoplasm, plasmalemma, and extracellular space. ZmM1 is linked to agronomically important traits including grain yield, plant height, leaf number, anthesis and flowering time, starch and protein content, meristem identity, and responses to high temperature, salt, and disease. Related genes in other species connect the family to autophagy and nutrient deficiency tolerance.