Table 1 Key domestication genes in African rice
From: Genetics and Genomics of African Rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud) Domestication
Gene/QTL/Loci | Trait | Putative function | Causative mutation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
OgSh1 | Seed shattering | YABBY transcription factor | Unclear | (Wang et al. 2014) |
GL4 | Seed size and seed shattering | Myb-like protein | C/T SNP in exon 1 leading to premature stop codon | (Wu et al. 2017) |
OgSh3 | Seed shattering | GT-1-like trihelix transcription factor | C/T SNP | (Win et al. 2017) |
SH5 | Seed shattering | BEL1-type homeobox gene | Not identified | (Cubry et al. 2018) |
OgSh4 | Seed shattering | Myb3 DNA binding domain protein | Unclear | (Wang et al. 2014) |
RICE PLANT ARCHITECTURE DOMESTICATION (RPAD) | Plant architecture | Zinc finger genes | 113-kb deletion | (Wu et al. 2018) |
Prostrate growth 7 (PROG7) | Plant architecture | Zinc-finger transcription factor | Mutations in promoter region | (Hu et al. 2018) |
Regulator of Awn Elongation gene 3 (RAE 3) | Awn formation | Â | Not identified | (Furuta et al. 2015) |
Early heading date 1 (Ehd1) | Heading date | B-type response regulator | Not identified | |
Rc gene | Pericarp colour | Regulatory protein in the proanthocyanidin synthesis pathway | Novel point mutation in exon 7 | (Gross et al. 2010) |
Prostrate growth 1 (PROG1) | Plant architecture | Â | Entire gene is absent | (Cubry et al. 2018) |