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Teosinte alleles enhance nitrogen assimilation and seed protein in maize

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By Yongcai Huang, Yidong Zhu, Yahui Cui, Guolong Shi, Xiaoxian Wu, Wenhao Li, Zhiteng Chen, Yu Zhou, Zhigui Bao, Shiqi Luo, Xingguo Wu, Ruifan Li, Jingjing Liu, Junxin LIU, Di Chen, Lulu Gao, Chong You, Youliang Li, Yu ZHANG, Wenqin Wang, Haihai Wang, Yongrui Wu, Yincong Gu, Xiangjie Dai
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Abstract During maize (Zea mays L.) domestication, seed protein content sharply declined1,2. In plants, glutamine and asparagine levels are closely correlated with protein content3,4. Asparagine is synthesized from glutamine, a process catalysed by asparagine synthase5. Teosinte harbours a superior haplotype of asparagine synthase 4 (ASN4)2. Here, we report that teosinte also possesses a superior haplotype gene promoting glutamine synthesis.
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