Genome-wide association study and pathway-level analysis of tocochromanol levels in maize grain

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1287-1299

  Lipka, Alexander E ^a   Gore, Michael A ^b,f   Magallanes Lundback, Maria ^c   Mesberg, Alex ^c   Lin, Haining ^d,g   Tiede, Tyler ^e   Chen, harles ^f,h   Robin Buell, C ^d   Buckler, Edward S ^a,f   Rocheford, Torbert ^e   DellaPenna, Dean ^c  

^a ROBERT W HOLLEY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^g DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^h Crop Informatics Lab (CRIL)   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Candidate gene; GWAS; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; ANTIOXIDANT; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE; ISOPRENOID; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MUTASE; PREPHENATE DEHYDRATASE; TOCOCHROMANOL; TOCOPHEROL; TOCOPHEROL CYCLASE; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIOFORTIFICATION; CANDIDATE GENE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GWAS; HAPLOTYPE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ZEA MAYS;

BIOFORTIFICATION; CANDIDATE GENE; GWAS; VITAMIN E;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPES; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TOCOPHEROLS; TOCOTRIENOLS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84883250752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21601836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/g3.113.006148     Document Type: Article

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