Table 2.
Transcription factors used for PCR primer development and BAC pools screening
| Transcription Factor | Map bin location | Functions | Myb or Myc | PCR marker | Copy # | Contig # (# of BACs hit) | GenBank Accession |
| C1 | 9.01 | Anthocyanin regulation; Transcription factor | Myb | p-C1 | 2 | 370 (2) | M37153 |
| PL1 | 6.04* | Anthocyanin regulation; Transcription factor | Myb | p-phi031, p-umc1014 | 2 | 280 (3), 386 (1) 280 (3) | L19495 |
| P1 | 1.03* | Anthocyanin regulation; Transcription factor | Myb | p-phi095 | - | 11 (6), 210 (1) | Z11879 |
| MRP1 (= ZmCMT) Myb related protein | 8.05 | MRP1 gene; one repeat myb transcriptional factor; first transfer cell specific TF | Myb | p-MRP1 | 1 | 32 (4), 354 (1) | AJ318518 |
| R2R3 | -* | Regulation of secondary metabolism, control of cellular morphogenesis and regulation of meristem formation | Myb | p-R2R3 | High | 265 (2) | AF474115 |
| O2 (opaque 2) | 7.01* | DNA-binding protein; leucine zipper; opaque 2 gene; transcriptional activator. Regulates zein deposition in maize endosperm | Myb | p-Phi112, p-umc1066 | - | 296 (3) 296 (2) | X16618 |
| Myb2 | 3.05 | Similar to Arabidopsis cdc5 myb protein | Myb | p-Myb2 | 2 | 131 (5) | T18844 |
| R1 | 10.06 | Anthocyanin regulation; Transcription factor | Myc | p-R1 | - | 415 (7) | U93178 |
| SN1-bol3 | 10.06 | Anthocyanin regulation; SN gene; Transcription factor | Myc | p-Sn1 | - | 415 (6), 421 (1) | X60706 |
| B | 2.03* | Anthocyanin regulation; B transcriptional activator; Transcriptional activator | Myc | p-umc1776 | - | 74 (6) | X70790 |
| Myc7E | - | Regulate iron metabolism in both low- and high-affinity iron transport; Transcription factor | Myc | p-Myc7 | - | 26 (3) | AF061107 |
| ZmHOX1 (Homeobox1) | 8.05 | Protein product binds to feedback control element of sh1 promoter | N.A.a | p-umc1309, p-umc1343 | 1 | 325 (1), 353 (3) 96 (1), 110 (1), 145 (1), 353 (5) | - |
| MBF1 | 4.05, 9.03 | Transcriptional factor | N.A.a | p-MBF1 | 2 | 162 (1) | T14752 |
| goliath1 | 4.08 | Transcription factor, similar to Drosophila Goliath protein | N.A.a | p-gol1 | 1 | 184 (1) | T18797 |
| Golden plant2 (g2) | 3.00* | putative transcription factor golden2 gene | N.A.a | p-umc2109 | - | 111 (7) | - |
aN.A.: not available. *Anchor marker.