Generation and analysis of a complete mutant set for the Arabidopsis FT/TFL1 family shows specific effects on thermo-sensitive flowering regulation

The FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT)/TERMINAL FLOWER 1 (TFL1) family proteins play an important role in the regulation of flowering time. In the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, there are six genes in the FT/TFL1 family. To determine how these FT/TFL1 family genes contribute to the regulation of flowering time, t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 64(2013), 6 vom: 11. Apr., Seite 1715-29
1. Verfasser: Kim, Wanhui (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Park, Tae Im, Yoo, Seong Jeon, Jun, A Rim, Ahn, Ji Hoon
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Arabidopsis Proteins FT protein, Arabidopsis MicroRNAs Mirn156 microRNA, Arabidopsis Phosphatidylethanolamine Binding Protein RNA, Plant TFL1 protein, Arabidopsis TSF protein, Arabidopsis
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Zusammenfassung:The FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT)/TERMINAL FLOWER 1 (TFL1) family proteins play an important role in the regulation of flowering time. In the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, there are six genes in the FT/TFL1 family. To determine how these FT/TFL1 family genes contribute to the regulation of flowering time, this study generated a comprehensive set of mutants (sixty-three multiple mutants in all combinations) of the FT/TFL1 family genes and analysed their flowering times at 23 and 16°C under long-day conditions. The analysis confirmed that FT and TFL1 are major determinants of flowering time under long-day conditions. At 23 °C, ft-10 tsf-1 mft-2 showed the latest flowering, whereas tfl1-20 atc-2 bft-2 showed the earliest flowering. Flowering occurred in the sextuple mutants. Introduction of tsf-1 led to reduced sensitivity to ambient temperature change. Introduction of tfl1-20 caused a stronger effect in accelerating flowering time at 16 °C than at 23 °C. Overexpression of miR156 did not block flowering of sextuple mutants, suggesting that there is a pathway to induce flowering independent of the FT/TFL1 pathway and miR156 pathway. This study proposes that this mutant population will be useful in further investigation of the functions of the FT/TFL1 family genes in plant development
Beschreibung:Date Completed 24.09.2013
Date Revised 31.03.2022
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jxb/ert036