BRADI_3G19010V3 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdFG (BRADI_3G19010V3) on Brachypodium distachyon chromosome 3 encodes a CONSTANS-like protein with B-box zinc finger and CCT domains, and is annotated with diverse molecular functions including glutamate-tRNA ligase activity, protein N-GlcNAc transferase activity, histone methylase activities, and red/far-red light photoreceptor activity. The gene is associated with regulation of photoperiodic flowering, including both upregulation and downregulation of short-day flowering, response to long-day and short-day conditions, photoentrainment of the circadian clock, and regulation of phytochrome signaling. It is linked to numerous agronomic traits including inflorescence branch arrangement, endosperm storage protein content, seed color and protein content, stem length, vegetative vigor, photoperiod sensitivity, and responses to water stress, nitrogen, nitrate, and glyphosate. Related genes in other species link the family to heading date, grain yield, panicle architecture, and stress tolerance.