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Leveraging prior biological knowledge improves prediction of tocochromanols in maize grain.
The plant genome - 1 Dec 2023
Tanaka Ryokei, Wu Di, Li Xiaowei, Tibbs-Cortes Laura E, Wood Joshua C, Magallanes-Lundback Maria, Bornowski Nolan, Hamilton John P, Vaillancourt Brieanne, Li Xianran, Deason Nicholas T, Schoenbaum Gregory R, Buell C Robin, DellaPenna Dean, Yu Jianming, Gore Michael A
Abstract excerpt
With an essential role in human health, tocochromanols are mostly obtained by consuming seed oils; however, the vitamin E content of the most abundant tocochromanols in maize (Zea mays L.) grain is low. Several large-effect genes with cis-acting variants affecting messenger RNA (mRNA) expression are mostly responsible for tocochromanol variation in maize grain, with other relevant associated quantitative trait...
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