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Table 1 List of genes involved in controlling rice seed structures and grain qualities

From: Genes and Their Molecular Functions Determining Seed Structure, Components, and Quality of Rice

Gene ID

Gene name

Protein category

Effect the quality

References

Spikelet hull & grain size & grain quality

G protein pathway

 Os03g0407400

GS3

Gγ subunit

Grain length (AQ)

Fan et al. (2006)

Mao et al. (2010)

Sun et al. (2018a)

 Os09g0441900

DEP1/qPE9

Gγ subunit

Grain length (AQ)

Zhou et al. (2009)

Huang et al. (2009)

 Os03g0635100

RGG1

Gγ subunit

Grain length (AQ)

Tao et al. (2020)

 Os02g0137800

RGG2

Gγ subunit

Grain length (AQ)

Miao et al. (2019)

 Os08g0456600

GGC2

Gγ subunit

Grain length (AQ)

Sun et al. (2018a)

 Os05g0333200

D1/RGA1

Gα subunit

Grain length (AQ)

Fujisawa et al. (1999)

Ashikari et al. (1999)

Sun et al. (2018a)

 Os03g0669200

RGB1

Gβ subunit

Grain length (AQ)

Utsunomiya et al. (2011)

Zhang et al. (2021b)

The ubiquitin–proteasome pathway

 Os02g0244100

GW2

E3 ubiquitin ligase

Grain width (AQ)

Song et al. (2007)

 Os02g0244300

LG1/OsUBP15

Ubiquitin specific protease

Grain width (AQ)

Shi et al. (2019)

 Os03g0232600

TUD1

U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase

Grain length (AQ)

Hu et al. (2013)

 Os02g0512400

OsGRX8/WG1

CC-type glutaredoxin

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Hao et al. (2021)

 Os06g0265400

OsbZIP47

bZIP transcription factor

Grain width (AQ)

Hao et al. (2021)

 Os08g0537800

WTG1/OsOTUB1

Deubiquitinating enzyme

Grain width, grain thickness (AQ)

Huang et al. (2017)

 Os06g0650300

GW6a/OslHAT1

GNAT-like Protein

Grain length (AQ)

Song et al. (2015)

Gao et al. (2021)

 Os05g0551000

CLG1/OsHRZ2

RING E3 ubiquitin ligase

Grain length (AQ)

Yang et al. (2021b)

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling

 Os02g0787300

OsMKK4/SMG1

Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Duan et al. (2014)

Guo et al. (2018)

 Os06g0154500

OsMAPK6/DSG1

Mitogen activated protein kinase

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Liu et al. (2015b)

 Os04g0559800

SMG2/OsMKKK10

Mitogen activated protein kinase kinase kinase

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Xu et al. (2018)

 Os01g0699500

OsMKKK70

Mitogen activated protein kinase kinase kinase

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Liu et al. (2021)

 Os01g0699600

OsMKKK62

Mitogen activated protein kinase kinase kinase

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Liu et al. (2021)

 Os05g0115800

OsMKP1/GSN1

MAPK phosphatase

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Guo et al. (2018)

Xu et al. (2018)

Phytohormone perception and homeostasis

 Brassinosteroids

  Os03g0602300

BRD1/OsDWARF

Brassinosteroid biosynthetic enzyme

Grain length (AQ)

Hong et al. (2002)

Mori et al. (2002)

  Os10g0397400

BRD2

Brassinosteroid biosynthetic enzyme

Grain length (AQ)

Hong et al. (2005)

  Os04g0469800

D11/ CYP724B1

Brassinosteroid biosynthetic enzyme

Grain length (AQ)

Tanabe et al. (2005)

Zhu et al. (2015)

Wu et al. (2016b)

Zhou et al. (2017c)

  Os05g0187500

GW5/GSE5/qGW5

Calmodulin binding protein

Grain width, chalkiness (AQ)

Milled rice rate (MQ)

Weng et al. (2008)

Shomura et al. (2008)

Liu et al. (2017)

Duan et al. (2017)

  Os05g0207500

OsGSK2

GSK3/SHAGGY-like kinase

Grain length (AQ)

Tong et al. (2012)

  Os02g0236200

OsGSK3

GSK3/SHAGGY-like kinase

Grain length (AQ)

Gao et al. (2019)

  Os07g0580500

OsBZR1

Transcription factor in BR pathway

Grain length, grain width, grain thickness (AQ)

Zhu et al. (2015)

  Os02g0517531

LARGE1/ OML4

MEI2-like protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Lyu et al. (2020)

  Os06g0127800

DLT/D62/GS6

GRAS family protein

Grain width (AQ)

Tong et al. (2009)

Sun et al. (2013)

  Os05g0158500

GS5

Putative serine carboxypeptidase

Grain width (AQ)

Li et al. (2011)

Xu et al. (2015)

  Os05g0343400

OsWRKY53

WRKY transcription factor

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Tian et al. (2017)

  Os08g0174700

OsBAK1

BRI1-associated receptor kinase

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Li et al. (2009)

  Os03g0646900

GL3.1/GL3-1/qGL3/OsPPKL1

Ser/Thr phosphatase

Grain width (AQ)

Hu et al. (2012)

Qi et al. (2012)

Zhang et al. (2012a)

Gao et al. (2019)

  Os04g0674500

OsmiR396d

MicroRNA

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Miao et al. (2020)

  Os02g0701300

GS2/GL2/OsGRF4/PT2/ LGS1

Growth-regulating factor

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Che et al. (2015)

Duan et al. (2015)

Hu et al. (2015)

Sun et al. (2016)

Li et al. (2016)

Sun et al. (2016)

  Os05g0458600

OsLAC

Laccase-like protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Zhang et al. (2013)

Zhong et al. (2020)

  Os02g0169400

OsAGO17

Argonaute protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Zhong et al. (2020)

  Os09g0448500

GS9

Transcriptional activator

Grain width, chalkiness (AQ)

Zhao et al. (2018)

  Os01g0718300

OsBRI1/D61

BR receptor kinase

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Yamamuro et al. (2000)

  Os01g0226700

OFP1

OVATE family protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Xiao et al. (2017)

  Os01g0732300

OFP3

OVATE family protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Xiao et al. (2020)

  Os01g0864000

OFP8

OVATE family protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Yang et al. (2016a, b)

  Os05g0324600

OFP19

OVATE family protein

Grain length (AQ)

Yang et al. (2018a)

  Os05g0477200

OFP22

OVATE family protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Chen et al. (2021)

  Os10g0515400

GW10

Cytochrome P450 subfamily protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Zhan et al. (2021)

  Os07g0175100

POW1

Homeodomain-like protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Zhang et al. (2021c)

 Auxin

    

  Os06g0623700

TGW6

Protein with IAA-glucose hydrolase activity

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Ishimaru et al. (2013)

Akabane et al. (2021)

Kabir and Nonhebel (2021)

  Os03g0175800

BG1

Positive regulator of auxin response and transport

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Liu et al. (2015a)

  Os03g0841800

qTGW3/GL3.3/qGL6

GSK3/SHAGGY-like kinase

Grain length, grain width, grain thickness (AQ)

Hu et al. (2018)

Xia et al. (2018)

Ying et al. (2018)

  Os02g0164900

OsARF6

Auxin response factor

Grain length (AQ)

Qiao et al. (2021)

  Os05g0447200

OsAUX3/qGL5

Auxin influx carrier

Grain length (AQ)

Qiao et al. (2021)

 GA

    

  Os06g0266800

OsGSR1/GW6/OsGASR7

GA-stimulated protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Shi et al. (2020)

 Cytokinin

    

  Os01g0680200

OsPUP4/ BG3

Purine permease

Grain length, grain width, grain thickness (AQ)

Xiao et al. (2019)

Yin et al. (2020)

  Os04g0615700

OsAGO2

AGO family protein

Grain length (AQ)

Yin et al. (2020)

Transcriptional regulatory factors

 SQUAMOSA promoter binding protein-like (SPL) family

  Os07g0505200

OsSPL13/GLW7

Squamosa promoter-binding-like protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Si et al. (2016)

Segami et al. (2017)

  Os11g0247300

SRS5/TID1

Alpha-tubulin protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Sunohara et al. (2009)

Segami et al. (2012)

Segami et al. (2017)

  Os08g0531600

qGW8/OsSPL16

Squamosa promoter binding-like protein

AC, GC (ECQ))

Protein content (NQ)

Wang et al. (2012)

Wang et al. (2015a)

  Os07g0603300

GL7/GW7

TRM-containing protein

Grain length, grain width, chalkiness (AQ) AC, GC (ECQ))

Protein content (NQ)

Wang et al. (2015c)

 APETALA2-type (AP2) transcription factors

  Os05g0389000

SMOS1/SHB

AP2-type transcription factor

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Aya et al. (2014)

  Os07g0235800

SSH1

AP2-like transcription factor

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Jiang et al. (2019)

 Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) family

  Os04g0350700

An-1

Basic helix-loop-helix protein

Grain length (AQ)

Luo et al. (2013)

  Os03g0171300

PGL1

Atypical non-DNA-binding bHLH protein

Grain length (AQ)

Heang and Sassa (2012)

Other transcription factors

  Os06g0666100

GL6/SG6

PLATZ transcription factor

Grain length (AQ)

Wang et al. (2019)

Zhou and Xue (2020)

  Os03g0215400

OsMADS1/qLGY3

MADS-domain transcription factor

Grain length (AQ)

Liu et al. (2018b, a)

Yu et al. (2018)

  Os03g0333200

FLR1

Receptor-like kinase

Grain width, chalkiness (AQ)

Wang et al. (2021)

  Os01g0769700

FLR2

Receptor-like kinase

Grain length (AQ)

Wang et al. (2021)

 Other functional proteins

  Os08g0485500

GAD1

Secretory signal peptide

Grain length (AQ)

Jin et al. (2016)

  ORGLA04G0254300

GL4

Myb like protein similar to SH4/SHA1

Grain length (AQ)

Wu et al. (2017)

Os07g0214300

RAG2

16-kDa α-amylase/trypsin inhibitor

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Protein content,

lipid content (NQ)

Zhou et al. (2017b)

Endosperm components and grain quality

Starch

 Os06g0133000

Wx

Granule-bound starch synthase

AC, GC, GT (ECQ) Transparency, chalkiness (AQ)

Digestion, RS (NQ)

Wang et al. (2010)

Zhang et al. (2019a)

Huang et al. (2020)

Zhang et al. (2021a)

Zhou et al. (2021a)

 Os02g0744700

OsSSIIb/SSII-2

Soluble starch synthase

AC, GC, GT (ECQ)

Transparency (AQ)

Protein content (NQ)

Li et al. (2018a, b)

Xu et al. (2020)

 Os06g0229800

OsSSIIa/SSII-3/ALK

Soluble starch synthase

GT (ECQ)

Umemoto et al. (2002)

Gao et al. (2003)

Chen et al. (2020)

Zhang et al. (2020)

 Os08g0191433

OsSSIIIa/FLO5

Soluble starch synthase

Chalkiness (AQ)

AC, GC (ECQ)

Digestion, RS (NQ)

Fujita et al. (2007)

Zhou et al. (2016)

 Os02g0528200

OsSBEIIb/SBE3

Starch branching enzyme

Chalkiness (AQ)

AC, GC (ECQ)

Digestion, RS (NQ)

Zhu et al. (2012)

Baysal et al. (2020)

Miura et al. (2021)

 Os07g0182000

OsbZIP58/ RISBZ1

bZIP transcription factor

Chalkiness (AQ)

AC (ECQ)

Yamamoto et al. (2006)

Kawakatsu et al. (2009)

Wang et al. (2013)

 Os02g0725900

OsNF-YB1

Component of the NF-Y/HAP transcription factor complex

Grain length, grain width, chalkiness (AQ) AC (ECQ)

Protein content, lipid content (NQ)

Bello et al. (2019)

Xu et al. (2021)

Os10g0191900

OsNF-YC12/OsNF-YC11

Nuclear transcription factor Y subunit C

Grain length, grain width, chalkiness (AQ) AC (ECQ)

Protein content, lipid content (NQ)

Bello et al. (2019)

Xiong et al. (2019)

 Os12g0189500

OsYUC11

Flavin-containing monooxygenase

Grain length, grain width, chalkiness (AQ) Protein content, lipid content (NQ)

Xu et al. (2021)

Os02g0682200

OsMADS6/AFG1

MADS-box protein

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

AC, GC (ECQ)

Protein content (NQ)

Zhang et al. (2010)

 Os02g0170300

OsMADS29

MADS-box protein

Shrunken seeds (AQ)

AC (ECQ)

Yin and Xue (2012)

Nayar et al. (2013)

 Os08g0531700

OsMADS7/OsMADS45

MADS-box protein

AC (ECQ)

Zhang et al. (2018a)

 Os01g0104500

OsNAC20/ONAC020

NAC transcription factor

Grain width, grain thickness (AQ)

Starch content (ECQ)

Protein content (NQ)

Wang et al. (2020a)

 Os01g0393100

OsNAC26/ONAC026

NAC transcription factor

Grain width, grain thickness (AQ)

Starch content (ECQ)

Protein content (NQ)

Wang et al. (2020a)

 Os03g0686900

FLO6

CBM48 domain-containing protein

Transparency, chalkiness (AQ)

Starch content (ECQ)

Protein content, lipid content (NQ)

Peng et al. (2014)

 Os07g0688100

FLO18

PPR protein

Transparency, chalkiness (AQ)

AC, starch content (ECQ)

Protein content, lipid content(NQ)

Yu et al. (2021)

 Os03g0168400

FLO10

PPR protein

Transparency (AQ) Protein content, lipid content (NQ)

Wu et al. (2019)

 Os08g0290000

FGR1

Nuclear-localized PPR protein

Grain thickness, transparency (AQ) AC, starch content (ECQ)

Hao et al. (2019)

 Os03g0728200

FLO14

Nuclear-localized PPR protein

Chalkiness (AQ)

Xue et al. (2019)

 Os07g0181000

OsPK2/PKpα1

Plastidic pyruvate kinase

Starch content (ECQ) Protein content, lipid content (NQ)

Cai et al. (2018)

Protein

 Os10g0400200

OsGluA2/qGPC-10

Glutelin type-A2 precursor

GC, starch content (ECQ)

Protein content (NQ)

Yang et al. (2019)

 Os05g0499100

Glb1

26 kDa α-gloubulin

Seed storage protein (NQ)

Wu et al. (1998)

 Os01g0762500

GluA1

Glutelin type-A

Seed storage protein (NQ)

Qu et al. (2008)

 Os02g0249800

GluB1a

Glutelin type-B

Seed storage protein (NQ)

Wu et al. (1998)

 Os02g0249900

GluB1b

Glutelin type-B

Seed storage protein (NQ)

Wu et al. (1998)

 Os02g0268300

GluB4

Glutelin type-B

Seed storage protein (NQ)

Qu and Takaiwa (2004)

 Os02g0268100

GluB5

Glutelin type-B

Seed storage protein (NQ)

Qu et al. (2008)

 Os02g0722400

OsAAP10

Amino acid permease

AC, RVA (ECQ)

Protein content (NQ)

Wang et al. (2020b)

 Os12g0631100

OsRab5a/gpa1

Small GTPase

Chalkiness (AQ) Protein content (NQ)

Ren et al. (2020)

 Os06g0643000

OsGPA5

Rab5a effector

Chalkiness (AQ)

Protein content (NQ)

Ren et al. (2020)

 Os03g0835800

GPA3

Regulator of post-Golgi vesicular Traffic

AC (ECQ)

Protein content (NQ)

Ren et al. (2014)

 Os08g0127100

OsHT/OsLHT1

Amino acid transporter

AC, GC (ECQ)

Protein content (NQ)

Guo et al. (2020a)

Guo et al. (2020b)

 Os02g0252400

RPBF/OsDof3

Prolamin box binding factor

Starch content (ECQ) Protein content, lipid content (NQ)

Kawakatsu et al. (2009)

 Os07g0668600

OsGZF1

CCCH‐type zinc‐finger transcription factor

Glutelin content (NQ)

Chen et al. (2014)

Lipid/fat

 Os02g0716500

OsFAD2-1

Fatty acid desaturase

Lipid content (NQ)

Shi et al. (2012)

 Os12g0104400

OsFAD3

Fatty acid desaturase

Lipid content (NQ)

Liu et al. (2012)

 Os03g0369100

OsLTP36

Lipid transfer protein

Lipid content (NQ)

Wang et al. (2015b)

 Os04g0436100

OsACOT

Acyl-CoA thioesterase

Grain length, grain width (AQ)

Lipid content (NQ)

Zhao et al. (2019)

 Os08g0110700

FSE1

Phospholipase-like protein

Lipid content (NQ)

Long et al. (2018)

 Os01g0172400

OsPLDα1

Phospholipase Dα

Phytic acid content (NQ)

AC,GT, setback viscosity, viscosity profiles (ECQ)

Khan et al. (2019)

Khan et al. (2020)

Lysine (Amino acids)

 Os01g0927900

AK2

Aspartate kinase

Lysine content (NQ)

Yang et al. (2020)

 Os04g0574800

DHPS

Dihydrodipicolinate synthase

Lysine content (NQ)

Yang et al. (2020)

Yang et al. (2021a)

 Os02g0783700

OsLKR/SDH

Lysine ketoglutarate reductase

Lysine content (NQ)

Yang et al. (2020)

Fe, Zn (Minerals)

 Os08g0207500

OsZIP4

Zinc-regulated transporter

Zinc content (NQ)

Ishimaru et al. (2007b)

 Os05g0472700

OsZIP5

Zinc-regulated transporter

Zinc content (NQ)

Lee et al. (2010a)

 Os07g0232800

OsZIP8

Zinc-regulated transporter

Zinc content (NQ)

Lee et al. (2010b)

 Os03g0667500

OsIRT1

Iron-regulated transporter

Iron content (NQ)

Lee and An (2009)

 Os03g0667300

OsIRT2

Iron-regulated transporter

Iron content (NQ)

Nakanishi et al. (2006)

 Os11g0106700

OsFER1

Rice ferritin protein

Iron content (NQ)

Stein et al. (2009)

 Os12g0106000

OsFER2

Rice ferritin protein

Iron content (NQ)

Stein et al. (2009)

 Os03g0307300

OsNAS1

Nicotianamine synthase

Iron content (NQ)

Inoue et al. (2003)

 Os03g0307200

OsNAS2

Nicotianamine synthase

Iron content (NQ)

Inoue et al. (2003)

 Os07g0689600

OsNAS3

Nicotianamine synthase

Iron content (NQ)

Inoue et al. (2003)

 Os04g0542200

OsYSL9

Probable metal-nicotianamine transporter

Iron content (NQ)

Senoura et al. (2017)

 Os04g0463400

OsVIT1

Vacuolar membrane transporter

Iron content (NQ)

Zhang et al. (2012b)

 Os09g0396900

OsVIT2

Vacuolar membrane transporter

Iron content (NQ)

Zhang et al. (2012b)

Phytochemicals

 Os08g0424500

OsBadh2

Betaine aldehyde dehydrogenasea

2-AP content (ECQ)

Chen et al. (2006)

Chen et al. (2008)

Kovach et al. (2009)

Bradbury et al. (2010)

Hui et al. (2021)

Embryo and grain quality

 Os07g0603700

OsGE

Cytochrome P450

Embryo size (NQ)

Nagasawa et al. (2013)

 Os04g0447800

OsGAD2

Glutamate decarboxylase

GABA content (NQ)

Akama and Takaiwa (2007)

Akama et al. (2009)

 Os02g0112900

OsGABA-T

γ-aminobutyrate transaminase

GABA content (NQ)

Shimajiri et al. (2013)

 Os03g0236200

OsGAD3

Glutamate decarboxylase

GABA content (NQ)

Akama et al. (2020)

Aleurone layer and grain quality

 Os05g0509700

TA1/OsmtSSB1

Mitochondrion-targeted single-stranded DNA binding protein

Thick aleurone (NQ)

Li et al. (2021)

 Os01g0218032

TA2-1/OsROS1

DNA demethylase

Thick aleurone (NQ)

Liu et al. (2018a)

Seed coat and grain quality

 Os07g0211500

Rc

bHLH protein

Anthocyanin content (NQ)

Sweeney et al. (2006)

 Os01g0633500

Rd/OsDFR

Dihydroflavonol reductase

Anthocyanin content (NQ)

Furukawa et al. (2007)

 Os04g0557500

Kala4/OsB2

bHLH transcription factor

Anthocyanin content (NQ)

Oikawa et al. (2015)

 Os06g0205100

OsC1

MYB transcriptional activator

Anthocyanin content (NQ)

Sun et al. (2018b)

 Os02g0682500

OsTTG1

WD40 repeat protein

Anthocyanin content (NQ)

Yang et al. (2021c)