The following gene class has been added to GrainGenes, based on the information in the Wheat Gene Catalogue (WGC). This includes all genes, inclusing any associated alleles, references, loci, germplasm sources:

The gene Lute is responsible for the esterification of lutein, one of the carotenoids contributing to flour colour. During grain storage post-harvest, esterification of lutein contributes to its stability, resulting in more color in the dry grain.
(Ahmad et al., 2015).

Flour color genes at Komugi

• flour color gene class
• Lute (Triticum) gene
• Lute (Triticum) allele
• lute (Triticum) allele

GrainGenes maintains an Ongoing List of genes curated from the WGC.

For more information on the Wheat Gene Catalogue, please visit the GrainGenes Wheat Gene Catalogue Main Page

A representation of the WGC is available at Komugi the Wheat Genetics Resources Database from the National BioResource Project of Japan.