Discovery of gene variants in modern maize lines that have contributed to the decline in seed protein content since it was domesticated from its wild teosinte ancestors may be useful for future maize breeding. NBThighlight
We thank Y. Xiao, H. Zhan, B. Lin, Y. Gu, T. Zhang, X. Song and D. An for help with BSA sequencing and related analysis; K. Liu for help with the high-protein QTL analysis and gene mapping; C. Li from Anhui Agricultural University for help with the bioinformatics analysis; J. Shi and W. Li for help with the analysis of teosinte domestication and sequence variation; and Z. Wang, L. Zhang, X. Zeng and Y. Zhou for help with material planting in Harbin.
National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China Yongcai Huang, Haihai Wang, Yidong Zhu, Xing Huang, Guangjin Ma, Qiao Xiao, Qiong Wang, Jiechen Wang & Yongrui WuYidong Zhu, Xing Huang, Guangjin Ma & Qiao Xiao
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, ChinaShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural...
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