FT1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdFT1 (BRADI_1G46002V3) on chromosome 1 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a protein of the XG_FTase family with alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase, xyloglucan 6-xylosyltransferase, UDP-galactosyltransferase, and cellulose synthase activities. The protein localizes to Golgi membranes and the endomembrane system. BdFT1 is associated with xyloglucan and cell wall biogenesis, glycan biosynthesis, protein O-linked glycosylation, arabinogalactan protein metabolism, pollen wall assembly, root hair development, shoot regeneration, and vernalization response. It is linked to heading time, flowering time, plant height, root system morphology, seed set, inflorescence development, aluminum response, salt tolerance, disease tolerance, stomatal opening, leaf senescence, and cell elongation traits. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to xyloglucan fucosylation, arabinogalactan protein fucosylation, and cell wall composition.