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. 2015 Jul 17;27(7):1839–1856. doi: 10.1105/tpc.15.00208

Table 3. Summary of Key Candidate Genes Involved in Maize Primary Metabolism Identified in This Study.

Candidate Genea Metabolite Chromosome R2 (%)b Annotation
GRMZM2G056469 Dopamine; tyramine 1 32.37 Tyrosine/DOPA decarboxylase
GRMZM2G093125 Dopamine; tyramine 1 32.37 Tyrosine/DOPA decarboxylase
AC213521.3_FG005 Tryptophan 1 5.70 Shikimate dehydrogenase
GRMZM2G024686 Methionine 1 8.59 Aspartate kinase
GRMZM2G018716 Trehalose 2 7.68 β-Fructofuranosidase
GRMZM2G018692 Trehalose 2 7.68 β-Fructofuranosidase
GRMZM5G820287 β-Alanine 2 13.37 Acyl-CoA oxidase
GRMZM2G120833 Homoserine 2 24.88 Threonine synthase
GRMZM2G123652 Quinicacid,3-caffeoyl-,trans 2 13.09 Shikimate dehydrogenase
GRMZM2G107469 Homoserine 2 17.81 Threonine aldolase
GRMZM2G337113 Tryptophan 2 12.53 gpa1; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase1
GRMZM2G039454 Galactinol 3 27.58 CesA-3;cellulose synthase (UDP-forming)
GRMZM2G159145 Malate 3 7.31 Thioredoxin H-type
GRMZM2G156816 Tryptophan 3 8.86 Anthranilate N-benzoyltransferase
GRMZM2G055795 Raffinose 3 7.09 cesa11; cellulose synthase 11
GRMZM5G856653 Raffinose 3 7.09 Hexokinase
GRMZM2G025854 Glycerol 3 4.48 Phosphoglucomutase
GRMZM2G323719 Glutaric acid, 2-oxo 4 11.06 Glutamate 5-kinase
GRMZM2G364988 Malate 5 5.85 Aconitase
GRMZM2G479325 Malate 5 5.85 Acyl-CoA N-acyltransferase
GRMZM2G015132 Alanine 5 6.38 Dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase
GRMZM2G049372 Fructose 5 9.21 Sugar/inositol transporter
GRMZM2G373717 Dehydroascorbic acid 6 11.84 sbe1; 1,4-α-glucan branching enzyme
GRMZM2G365961 Quinicacid,3-caffeoyl-,cis 6 8.30 Arogenate dehydrogenase
GRMZM2G473001 Malate 7 18.34 PEP4; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
GRMZM2G122780 Citrate 7 6.86 Succinate dehydrogenase (ubiquinone)
GRMZM2G406672 Succinate 7 18.26 Malic oxidoreductase
GRMZM2G141289 Aconitic acid, cis 7 16.52 Malate dehydrogenase
AC217975.3_FG001 Sucrose; fructose 7 19.11 Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 2
GRMZM2G059191 Fumarate 8 9.01 Ferredoxin-NADP reductase
GRMZM2G104575 Lysine 9 5.63 Dihydrodipicolinate reductase
GRMZM2G004534 Alanine 10 12.30 Pyruvate kinase
GRMZM2G008247 Trehalose 10 6.11 glu2; glycoside hydrolase, family 1
GRMZM2G148508 Phenylalanine; tyrosine 10 8.92 Anthranilate synthase
GRMZM2G119881 Phenylalanine; tyrosine 10 8.92 Anthranilate synthase
GRMZM2G151041 Lysine; citrate 10 8.28 2-Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase, E1 component
GRMZM2G331861 Lysine 10 8.28 ll-diaminopimelate aminotransferase
a

Candidate gene located within the peak bin of QTL for metabolite level.

b

Phenotypic variation explained by the QTL where the candidate gene is located.