EMP14 - Plant Editosome Database - CNCB-NGDC

Summary

Editing Factor: EMP14
Synonym: Empty Pericarp 14
Description: The emp14 mutants were impaired in the C-to-U editing at nad4-i3-2687, nad4-819, and ccmFC-966 sites and the splicing of nad4 intron 3, resulting in substantially decreased nad4 transcript level and severely reduced assembly and activity of mitochondrial complex I; Loss of EMP14 function arrested embryogenesis and endosperm development, leaving an empty pericarp phenotype in maize
Protein Family: Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR)
Subclass: E
Physical Interaction: PCW1
Construct Structure: PLS-E1-E2
Gene ID & Species: Zm00001d019525 (Zea mays)
Edited Gene(s): nad4    ccmFc
Editing Type(s): C-to-U (7)
Publication(s): NA

Editing Details

Species Gene ID Organelle Edited Gene Position Region Nuclear Genome Organelle Genome Other Position Region Other Position Editing Type Codon Amino Acid Molecular Effect Experiment Details
Zea mays Zm00001d019525 Mitochondrion ccmFc 966 CDS B73 reference genome (RefGen V4) NA NA NA C-to-U CCC=>CCU P=>P Synonymous
Experiment Details
Genotype (Ecotype) Allele Treatment Treatment Detail Mutant Type Phenotype Tissue Development Stage Detection Method Editing Frequency Editing Extent Mutant Effect PMID
NAWTWild typeNo treatmentNo mutantNormalKernelNAThe RT-PCR products were sequenced directly100.00%CompleteNoneNONE
W22emp14-refA single-base T insertionA single-base thymine (T) insertion in the Zm00001d019525 gene at +831 bp downstream from the translation start codon ATG, resulting in a frame-shift in the open reading frameHeterozygous; RecessiveThe mutant emp14-ref kernels exhibited a reduction in size and were white in a segregating ear at 15 d after pollination (DAP); Sectioning of the developing seeds showed that the embryo and endosperm of emp14-ref were much smaller than those of WT; At 9 DAP, the WT embryos had advanced to the coleoptilar stage, while the emp14-ref embryos remained at the pre-embryo stage; At 12 DAP, the WT embryos had developed two leaf primordia and a root apical meristem, whereas the emp14-ref embryos remained at the transition stage; By 15 DAP, the WT embryos had advanced to the late embryogenesis stage, while the emp14-ref embryos remained at the transition stageKernelNAThe RT-PCR products were sequenced directly0.00%UneditedAbsentNONE
Zea mays Zm00001d019525 Mitochondrion nad4 819 CDS B73 reference genome (RefGen V4) NA NA NA C-to-U CCC=>CCU P=>P Synonymous
Experiment Details
Genotype (Ecotype) Allele Treatment Treatment Detail Mutant Type Phenotype Tissue Development Stage Detection Method Editing Frequency Editing Extent Mutant Effect PMID
NAWTWild typeNo treatmentNo mutantNormalKernelNAThe RT-PCR products were sequenced directly58.00%MediumNoneNONE
W22emp14-refA single-base T insertionA single-base thymine (T) insertion in the Zm00001d019525 gene at +831 bp downstream from the translation start codon ATG, resulting in a frame-shift in the open reading frameHeterozygous; RecessiveThe mutant emp14-ref kernels exhibited a reduction in size and were white in a segregating ear at 15 d after pollination (DAP); Sectioning of the developing seeds showed that the embryo and endosperm of emp14-ref were much smaller than those of WT; At 9 DAP, the WT embryos had advanced to the coleoptilar stage, while the emp14-ref embryos remained at the pre-embryo stage; At 12 DAP, the WT embryos had developed two leaf primordia and a root apical meristem, whereas the emp14-ref embryos remained at the transition stage; By 15 DAP, the WT embryos had advanced to the late embryogenesis stage, while the emp14-ref embryos remained at the transition stageKernelNAThe RT-PCR products were sequenced directly28.00%LowDecreasedNONE
Zea mays Zm00001d019525 Mitochondrion nad4 NA Intron B73 reference genome (RefGen V4) NA Intron 3 2687 C-to-U NA=>NA NA=>NA NA
Experiment Details
Genotype (Ecotype) Allele Treatment Treatment Detail Mutant Type Phenotype Tissue Development Stage Detection Method Editing Frequency Editing Extent Mutant Effect PMID
NAWTWild typeNo treatmentNo mutantNormalKernelNAThe RT-PCR products were sequenced directly61.00%HighNoneNONE
W22emp14-refA single-base T insertionA single-base thymine (T) insertion in the Zm00001d019525 gene at +831 bp downstream from the translation start codon ATG, resulting in a frame-shift in the open reading frameHeterozygous; RecessiveThe mutant emp14-ref kernels exhibited a reduction in size and were white in a segregating ear at 15 d after pollination (DAP); Sectioning of the developing seeds showed that the embryo and endosperm of emp14-ref were much smaller than those of WT; At 9 DAP, the WT embryos had advanced to the coleoptilar stage, while the emp14-ref embryos remained at the pre-embryo stage; At 12 DAP, the WT embryos had developed two leaf primordia and a root apical meristem, whereas the emp14-ref embryos remained at the transition stage; By 15 DAP, the WT embryos had advanced to the late embryogenesis stage, while the emp14-ref embryos remained at the transition stageKernelNAThe RT-PCR products were sequenced directly0.00%UneditedAbsentNONE
B73emp14-2A mutationAn EMS-induced G-to-A mutation at +512 bp, causing an alteration from TGG (Trp/W) to TAG (stop codon), resulting in a truncation of 170 amino acid residuesNAAn empty pericarp phenotypeKernelNAThe RT-PCR products were sequenced directly0.00%UneditedAbsentNONE
Last update: Feb 2026 (version 2.0)