Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Shengnan Zhai

Haosheng Li

Jianjun Liu

Xinyou Cao

Aifeng Liu

Jianmin Song

Dungong Cheng

Zhendong Zhao

Faji Li

Jun Guo

Yan Zi

Ran Han

Xiaolu Wang

The present disclosure discloses a mutant of a lycopene epsilon cyclase (Lcye) gene crucial in a wheat carotenoid synthesis pathway and use thereof. The present disclosure provides the following proteins: (1) a protein obtained by substituting serine at position 253 of an Lcye-D1 protein with phenylalanine; (2) a derived protein that is obtained by subjecting the protein in (1) to substitution and/or deletion and/or addition of one or more amino acid residues and has the same ability as the protein in (1); (3) a protein that has a homology of more than 99%, more than 95%, more than 90%, more than 85%, or more than 80% with the amino acid sequence defined in any one of (1) and (2) and has the same function as the amino acid sequence; and (4) a fusion protein obtained by attaching a tag to N-terminus and/or C-terminus of the protein in any one of (1) to (3). The present disclosure not only verifies the function of an Lcye gene, but also provides a theoretical basis and a germplasm resource for improving the color character of flour and products thereof.

Mutant of lycopene epsilon cyclase (LCYE) gene crucial in wheat carotenoid synthesis pathway and use thereof

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Shandong, China

Shengnan Zhai