FT1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdFT1 (BRADI_1G46030V3) on chromosome 1 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a member of the XG_FTase family with alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase and xyloglucan 6-xylosyltransferase activities. The gene is associated with xyloglucan and cell wall biogenesis, glycan biosynthesis, and protein O-linked glycosylation, localizing to the Golgi membrane and endomembrane system. It is linked to heading time, flowering time, plant height, root system morphology, seed set, inflorescence development, aluminum response, salt tolerance, disease tolerance, and leaf senescence. Associations also include pollen wall assembly, pollen tube development, root hair cell development, shoot regeneration, and stomatal opening. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to xyloglucan fucosylation, cell wall composition, and arabinogalactan protein glycosylation.