FLP1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdFLP1 (BRADI_2G09310V3) on chromosome 2 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a protein that binds GTP and other proteins. The gene is associated with the regulation of flower development, the transition from vegetative to reproductive phase, shade avoidance, stomatal complex patterning and development, circadian behavior, response to gibberellin and auxin, root development, and downregulation of the mitotic metaphase/anaphase transition. It has been linked to anthesis time, floral induction, male sterility, pollen exine and sporopollenin biosynthesis, wax biosynthesis, and increased stomatal density with paired stomata, as well as dwarfism and late flowering. The protein localises to the nucleus, cytoplasm, nucleolus, mitochondria, and RNA polymerase II, IV, and V complexes. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to flowering time, root architecture, auxin responses, and cell cycle regulation.