Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At2g39770	Essential protein during embryogenesis.	Genetic evidence for the role of GDP-mannose in plant ascorbic acid (vitamin C) biosynthesis.; 1999; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.7.4198; PMID: 10097187; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10097187/ | Identification of ascorbic acid-deficient Arabidopsis thaliana mutants.; 2000; DOI: 10.1093/genetics/154.2.847; PMID: 10655235; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10655235/ | Arabidopsis cyt1 mutants are deficient in a mannose-1-phosphate guanylyltransferase and point to a requirement of N-linked glycosylation for cellulose biosynthesis.; 2001; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.051625798; PMID: 11226227; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11226227/ | Leaf vitamin C contents modulate plant defense transcripts and regulate genes that control development through hormone signaling.; 2003; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.010538; PMID: 12671089; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12671089/ | The timing of senescence and response to pathogens is altered in the ascorbate-deficient Arabidopsis mutant vitamin c-1.; 2004; DOI: 10.1104/pp.103.032185; PMID: 15064386; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15064386/ | Ascorbic acid deficiency activates cell death and disease resistance responses in Arabidopsis.; 2005; DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.067686; PMID: 16244149; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16244149/ | Modulation of plant morphology, root architecture, and cell structure by low vitamin C in Arabidopsis thaliana.; 2006; DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erl010; PMID: 16720601; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16720601/ | Antioxidant status, peroxidase activity, and PR protein transcript levels in ascorbate-deficient Arabidopsis thaliana vtc mutants.; 2008; DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern229; PMID: 18849295; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18849295/ | Environmental stress sensitivity of an ascorbic acid-deficient Arabidopsis mutant.; 1996; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.18.9970; PMID: 8790441; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8790441/ | L-ascorbic acid metabolism in the ascorbate-deficient arabidopsis mutant vtc1.; 1997; DOI: 10.1104/pp.115.3.1277; PMID: 9390448; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9390448/
Arabidopsis	At3g55590	Catalyzes a reaction of the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway, the major route to ascorbate biosynthesis in plants.	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os08g0237200	Catalyzes a reaction of the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway, the major route to ascorbate biosynthesis in plants.	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os03g0268400	Catalyzes a reaction of the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway, the major route to ascorbate biosynthesis in plants.	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os01g0847200	Catalyzes a reaction of the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway, the major route to ascorbate biosynthesis in plants.	No verified direct reference in this release