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Detail of Gene

Basic Information
CGSNL Gene Symbol SBE3
Gene Symbol Synonym SBEIII*, SBEIII, Sbe3, RBE3, QEIIa, QEIIA, BEIIb, BEIIB, SBEIIb, OsBEIIb, sbe3, SBE III, OsSBEIIb, SBEIIb
CGSNL Gene Name STARCH BRANCHING ENZYME 3
Gene Name Synonym starch branching enzyme3, starch branching enzyme 3, Starch branching enzyme III, Starch branching enzyme-3, starch branching enzyme IIb, branching enzyme-3, Q-enzyme IIa, starch Branching enzyme isoform Type B, Branching enzyme isoform Type B, BE isoform type B
Protein Name STARCH BRANCHING ENZYME 3
Allele sbe3-rs, be2b, sbeIIb, sbe3
Chromosome No. 2
Explanation GRO:0007045; 09-mature grain stage. D16201, E08183. HQ712141, HQ712140, HQ712139, HQ712138, HQ712137, HQ712136, HQ712135, HQ712134. HQ679079-HQ679246 (O. sativa and other wild rice species). JQ937272 (SBE3-rs; resistant starch mutant). GBSEIIb (SBEIIb) in Ali et al. 2021, Jin et al. 2021. GO:1901698: response to nitrogen compound.
Trait Class Character as QTL - Grain quality
Seed - Morphological traits - Endosperm
Seed - Physiological traits
Seed - Physiological traits - Storage substances
Tolerance and resistance - Stress tolerance
Expression
Sequence/Locus
cDNA Accession No. AK108535
MSU ID LOC_Os02g32660.1
LOC_Os02g32660.2
RAP ID Os02g0528200
Links Oryzabase Chromosome View ( IRGSP 1.0 / Build5 )
RAP-DB ( IRGSP 1.0 / Build5 )
Related IDs List ( IRGSP 1.0 / Build5 )
INSD Accession List
(Test version)
Link to INSD Accession List
Map
Locate(cM)
Link map Classical linkage map
References
Chen J., Bian X., Chu R., Wang T., Yang R., Zhang C., Huang L., Fan X., Liu Q.
Plant Commun 2026  7(4)  101673
Three transcription factors, OsNF-YC8, OsNF-YC9, and OsNF-YC10, function redundantly to promote amylopectin synthesis by activating SBE3 expression in rice endosperm.
Huang K., Chen L., Jiao G., Ruan Z., Li X., Tang S., Hu P., Wei X.
Life (Basel) 2025  15(6) 
<i>OsMYBR1</i>, a 1R-MYB Family Transcription Factor Regulates Starch Biosynthesis in Rice Endosperm.
Meng Y., Cui J., Zeng W., Li X., Du C., Wang P., Li G., Ge Q., Guo T., Kang G.
Nat Commun 2025  17(1)  511
The bHLH transcription factor PIL1 orchestrates starch synthesis in key cereal crops.
Liu N., Li J., Wang C.C., Yang T., Li A., Zeng P., Peng H., Zhang Y., Huang D., Zheng X., Zhang X.Q.
Plants (Basel) 2025  14(17) 
Extensin-like Protein OsPEX1 Modulates Grain Filling in Rice.
Chen Y., Hui S., Li H., Jiao G., Cao R., Zhou L., Wang J., Mawia A.M., Yang L., Wu Y., Zhang Y., Sheng Z., Shao G., Zhao F., Wang L., Lyu Y., Tang S., Hu S., Hu P.
Plant Biotechnol. J. 2025  23(7)  2793-2808
A myb61-SWB9-KOs module regulates grain chalkiness via gibberellin biosynthesis in rice endosperm.
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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2024  121(36)  e2410598121
Multiomics of a rice population identifies genes and genomic regions that bestow low glycemic index and high protein content.
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Plant Biotechnol. J. 2023  21(3)  621-634
MATE transporter GFD1 cooperates with sugar transporters, mediates carbohydrate partitioning and controls grain-filling duration, grain size and number in rice.
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Front Plant Sci 2022  13  905148
<i>OsNAC129</i> Regulates Seed Development and Plant Growth and Participates in the Brassinosteroid Signaling Pathway.
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J. Biol. Chem. 2022  298(1)  101395
A structural explanation for the mechanism and specificity of plant branching enzymes I and IIb.
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Rice (N Y) 2022  15(1)  17
Creation of Elite Rice with High-Yield, Superior-Quality and High Resistance to Brown Planthopper Based on Molecular Design.
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Rice (N Y) 2021  14(1)  25
SDG711 Is Involved in Rice Seed Development through Regulation of Starch Metabolism Gene Expression in Coordination with Other Histone Modifications.
Niu B., Zhang Z., Zhang J., Zhou Y., Chen C.
Plant J. 2021  106(5)  1233-1246
The rice LEC1-like transcription factor OsNF-YB9 interacts with SPK, an endosperm-specific sucrose synthase protein kinase, and functions in seed development.
Ali I., Ullah S., Iqbal A., Quan Z., Liang H., Ahmad S., Muhammad I., Amanullah, Imran, Guo Z., Wei S., Jiang L.
BMC Plant Biol. 2021  21(1)  600
Combined application of biochar and nitrogen fertilizer promotes the activity of starch metabolism enzymes and the expression of related genes in rice in a dual cropping system.
Pasion E.A., Badoni S., Misra G., Anacleto R., Parween S., Kohli A., Sreenivasulu N.
Plant Biotechnol. J. 2021   
OsTPR boosts the superior grains through increase in upper secondary rachis branches without incurring a grain quality penalty.
Baysal C., He W., Drapal M., Villorbina G., Medina V., Capell T., Khush G.S., Zhu C., Fraser P.D., Christou P.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2020  117(42)  26503-26512
Inactivation of rice starch branching enzyme IIb triggers broad and unexpected changes in metabolism by transcriptional reprogramming.
Chen L., Yuan Y., Wu J., Chen Z., Wang L., Shahid M.Q., Liu X.
Rice (N Y) 2019  12(1)  34
Carbohydrate metabolism and fertility related genes high expression levels promote heterosis in autotetraploid rice harboring double neutral genes.
Sera Y., Hanamata S., Sakamoto S., Ono S., Kaneko K., Mitsui Y., Koyano T., Fujita N., Sasou A., Masumura T., Saji H., Nonomura K.I., Mitsuda N., Mitsui T., Kurusu T., Kuchitsu K.
Sci Rep 2019  9(1)  18544
Essential roles of autophagy in metabolic regulation in endosperm development during rice seed maturation.
Xue M., Liu L., Yu Y., Zhu J., Gao H., Wang Y., Wan J.
Rice (N Y) 2019  12(1)  100
Lose-of-Function of a Rice Nucleolus-Localized Pentatricopeptide Repeat Protein Is Responsible for the floury endosperm14 Mutant Phenotypes.
Chen C., He B., Liu X., Ma X., Liu Y., Yao H.Y., Zhang P., Yin J., Wei X., Koh H.J., Yang C., Xue H.W., Fang Z., Qiao Y.
Plant Biotechnol. J. 2019   
Pyrophosphate-fructose 6-phosphate 1-phosphotransferase (PFP1) regulates starch biosynthesis and seed development via heterotetramer formation in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
Long W., Wang Y., Zhu S., Jing W., Wang Y., Ren Y., Tian Y., Liu S., Liu X., Chen L., Wang D., Zhong M., Zhang Y., Hu T., Zhu J., Hao Y., Zhu X., Zhang W., Wang C., Zhang W., Wan J.
Plant Physiol. 2018  177(2)  698-712
FLOURY shrunken endosperm1 Connects Phospholipid Metabolism and Amyloplast Development in Rice.
Jiang S., Sun S., Bai L., Ding G., Wang T., Xia T., Jiang H., Zhang X., Zhang F.
PLoS ONE 2017  12(7)  e0181037
Resequencing and variation identification of whole genome of the japonica rice variety "Longdao24" with high yield.
Yang R., Bai J., Fang J., Wang Y., Lee G., Piao Z.
Breed. Sci. 2016  66(4)  481-489
A single amino acid mutation of OsSBEIIb contributes to resistant starch accumulation in rice.
Su J., Hu C., Yan X., Jin Y., Chen Z., Guan Q., Wang Y., Zhong D., Jansson C., Wang F., Schnürer A., Sun C.
Nature 2015  523(7562)  602-6
Expression of barley SUSIBA2 transcription factor yields high-starch low-methane rice.
Wu Y.P., Pu C.H., Lin H.Y., Huang H.Y., Huang Y.C., Hong C.Y., Chang M.C., Lin Y.R.
Plant Sci. 2015  233  44-52
Three novel alleles of FLOURY ENDOSPERM2 (flo2) confer dull grains with low amylose content in rice.
Sawada T., Nakamura Y., Ohdan T., Saitoh A., Francisco P.B., Suzuki E., Fujita N., Shimonaga T., Fujiwara S., Tsuzuki M., Colleoni C., Ball S.
Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 2014  562  9-21
Diversity of reaction characteristics of glucan branching enzymes and the fine structure of alpha-glucan from various sources.
Abe N., Asai H., Yago H., Oitome N.F., Itoh R., Crofts N., Nakamura Y., Fujita N.
BMC Plant Biol. 2014  14(1)  80
Relationships between starch synthase I and branching enzyme isozymes determined using double mutant rice lines.
Asai H., Abe N., Matsushima R., Crofts N., Oitome N.F., Nakamura Y., Fujita N.
J. Exp. Bot. 2014  65(18)  5497-507
Deficiencies in both Starch synthase IIIa and branching enzyme IIb lead to a significant increase in amylose in SSIIa-inactive japonica rice seeds.
Wang J.C., Xu H., Zhu Y., Liu Q.Q., Cai X.L.
J. Exp. Bot. 2013  64(11)  3453-66
OsbZIP58, a basic leucine zipper transcription factor, regulates starch biosynthesis in rice endosperm.
Yang,R., Sun,C., Bai,J., Luo,Z., Shi,B., Zhang,J., Yan,W. and Piao,Z.
PLoS ONE 2012  7 (8)  E43026
A Putative Gene sbe3-rs for Resistant Starch Mutated from SBE3 for Starch Branching Enzyme in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Lu F.H., Park Y.J.
J. Cereal Sci. 2012  56  706-712
An SNP downstream of the OsBEIIb gene is significantly associated with amylose content and viscosity properties in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Nakamura Y., Ono M., Utsumi C., Steup M.
Plant Cell Physiol. 2012  53(5)  869-78
Functional Interaction between Plastidial Starch Phosphorylase and Starch Branching Enzymes from Rice during the Synthesis of Branched Maltodextrins.
Sun,M.M., Abdula,S.E., Lee,H.J., Cho,Y.C., Han,L.Z., Koh,H.J. and Cho,Y.G.
PLoS One 2011  6 (4)  e18385
Molecular aspect of good eating quality formation in japonica rice
Yan CJ,Tian ZX,Fang YW,Yang YC,Li J,Zeng SY,Gu SL,Xu CW,Tang SZ,Gu MH
Theor. Appl. Genet. 2011  122(1)  63-76
Genetic analysis of starch paste viscosity parameters in glutinous rice (Oryza sativa L.).
Yu,G., Olsen,K.M. and Schaal,B.A.
Mol. Biol. Evol. 2011  28(1)  659-671
Molecular Evolution of the Endosperm Starch Synthesis Pathway Genes in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Its Wild Ancestor, O. rufipogon L
Butardo V.M., Fitzgerald M.A., Bird A.R., Gidley M.J., Flanagan B.M., Larroque O., Resurreccion A.P., Laidlaw H.K., Jobling S.A., Morell M.K., Rahman S.
J. Exp. Bot. 2011  62(14)  4927-41
Impact of down-regulation of starch branching enzyme IIb in rice by artificial microRNA- and hairpin RNA-mediated RNA silencing.
Tian,Z., Qian,Q., Liu,Q., Yan,M., Liu,X., Yan,C., Liu,G., Gao,Z., Tang,S., Zeng,D., Wang,Y., Yu,J., Gu,M. and Li,J.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2009  106(51)  21760-5
Allelic diversities in rice starch biosynthesis lead to a diverse array of rice eating and cooking qualities
Satoh,H., Shibahara,K., Tokunaga,T., Nishi,A., Tasaki,M., Hwang,S.K., Okita,T.W., Kaneko,N., Fujita,N., Yoshida,M., Hosaka,Y., Sato,A., Utsumi,Y., Ohdan,T. and Nakamura,Y.
Plant Cell 2008  20(7)  1833-1849
Mutation of the Plastidial {alpha}-Glucan Phosphorylase Gene in Rice Affects the Synthesis and Structure of Starch in the Endosperm
Yamaguchi, Takeshi
Plant Physiol. 2007  144(1)  258-277
Comprehensive Expression Profiling of Rice Grain Filling-Related Genes under High Temperature Using DNA Microarray.
Bao JS, Corke H, Sun M.
Theor. Appl. Genet. 2006  113(7)  1171-83
Nucleotide diversity in starch synthase IIa and validation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in relation to starch gelatinization temperature and other physicochemical properties in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
Bao JS, Corke H, Sun M.
Theor. Appl. Genet. 2006  113(7)  1185-96
Microsatellites, single nucleotide polymorphisms and a sequence tagged site in starch-synthesizing genes in relation to starch physicochemical properties in nonwaxy rice (Oryza sativa L.).
Chen,X.H., Liu,Q.Q., Wu,H.K., Wang,Z.Y. and Gu,M.H.
Zhongguo Shuidao Kexue 2003  17  109-112
cDNA Cloning and Sequence Analysis of Rice Sbe1 and Sbe3 Genes
Nishi A, Nakamura Y, Tanaka N, Satoh H
Plant Physiol. 2001  127(2)  459-72
Biochemical and genetic analysis of the effects of amylose-extender mutation in rice endosperm
Harrington, S.E., H.F.J. Bligh, W.D. Park, C.A. Jones and S.R. McCouch
Theor. Appl. Genet. 1997  94  564-568.
Linkage mapping of starch branching enzyme III in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and prediction of location of orthologous genes in other grasses.
Nakamura Y., Umemoto T., Takahata Y., Komae K., Amano E., Satoh H.
Physiol Plant 1996  97(3)  491-498
Changes in structure of starch and enzyme activities affected by sugary mutations in developing rice endosperm. Possible role of starch debranching enzyme (R-enzyme) in amylopectin biosynthesis
Nakamura-Y
Plant Science 1996  121  1-18
Some properties of starch debranching enzymes and their possible role in amylopectin biosynthesis
Mizuno,K., Kawasaki,T., Shimada,H., Satoh,H., Kobayashi,E., Okumura,S., Arai,Y. and Baba,T.
J. Biol. Chem. 1993  268(25)  19084-19091
Alteration of the structural properties of starch components by the lack of an isoform of starch branching enzyme in rice seeds.
Nakamura,Y. and Yamanouchi,H.
Plant Physiol. 1992  99(3)  1265-1266
Nucleotide sequence of a cDNA encoding starch-branching enzyme, or Q-enzyme I, from rice endosperm
Nakamura Y., Takeichi T., Kawaguchi K., Yamanouchi H.
Physiol Plant 1992  84(3)  329-335
Purification of two forms of starch branching enzyme (Q-enzyme) from developing rice endosperm
Nakamura Y, Umemoto T, Takahata Y, Amano E
Gamma Field Symp. 1992  31  25-44
Characteristics and roles of key enzymes associated with starch biosynthesis in rice endosperm
DB Reference
Gramene ID GR:0060839
Ontologies
Gene Ontology amyloplast( GO:0009501 )
amyloplast starch grain( GO:0009568 )
starch biosynthetic process( GO:0019252 )
1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme activity( GO:0003844 )
hydrolase activity, hydrolyzing O-glycosyl compounds( GO:0004553 )
starch metabolic process( GO:0005982 )
polysaccharide metabolic process( GO:0005976 )
amylopectin biosynthetic process( GO:0010021 )
response to heat( GO:0009408 )
Trait Ontology amylopectin content( TO:0000097 )
amylose content( TO:0000196 )
gelatinization temperature( TO:0000462 )
peak viscosity( TO:0000409 )
setback viscosity( TO:0000412 )
breakdown viscosity( TO:0000374 )
starch content( TO:0000696 )
sugar content( TO:0000333 )
fat and essential oil content( TO:0000604 )
amino acid content( TO:0002673 )
nitrogen sensitivity( TO:0000011 )
heat tolerance( TO:0000259 )
carbohydrate content( TO:0000291 )
carbohydrate composition related trait( TO:0000489 )
starch grain shape( TO:0002656 )
Plant Ontology endosperm( PO:0009089 )
seed maturation stage( PO:0007632 )
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Last updated
Jul 30, 2026


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