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Combining GWAS and TWAS to identify candidate causal genes for tocochromanol levels in maize grain.
Genetics - 30 Jul 2022
Wu Di, Li Xiaowei, Tanaka Ryokei, Wood Joshua C, Tibbs-Cortes Laura E, Magallanes-Lundback Maria, Bornowski Nolan, Hamilton John P, Vaillancourt Brieanne, Diepenbrock Christine H, Li Xianran, Deason Nicholas T, Schoenbaum Gregory R, Yu Jianming, Buell C Robin, DellaPenna Dean, Gore Michael A
Abstract excerpt
Tocochromanols (tocopherols and tocotrienols, collectively vitamin E) are lipid-soluble antioxidants important for both plant fitness and human health. The main dietary sources of vitamin E are seed oils that often accumulate high levels of tocopherol isoforms with lower vitamin E activity. The tocochromanol biosynthetic pathway is conserved across plant species but an integrated view of the genes and mechanisms...
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