AUTHOR=Li Jieping , Chen Fanjun , Li Yanqing , Li Pengcheng , Wang Yuanqing , Mi Guohua , Yuan Lixing TITLE=ZmRAP2.7, an AP2 Transcription Factor, Is Involved in Maize Brace Roots Development JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science VOLUME=10 YEAR=2019 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2019.00820 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2019.00820 ISSN=1664-462X ABSTRACT=
In maize, shoot-borne roots dominate the whole root system and play essential roles in water and nutrient acquisition and lodging tolerance. Shoot-borne roots initiate at shoot nodes, including crown roots from the belowground nodes and brace roots from aboveground nodes. In contrast to crown roots, few genes for brace roots development have been identified. Here, we characterized a maize AP2/ERF transcription factor, ZmRAP2.7, to be involved in brace roots development.