FT1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BRADI_3G58040V3 (FT1) on chromosome 3 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a protein with alpha(1,2)-L-fucosyltransferase activity (EC 2.4.1.-) and belongs to the XG_FTase family. The gene is associated with xyloglucan anabolism, cell wall biogenesis and organization, and is localized to the Golgi stack membrane. It is associated with vernalization response, shoot regeneration, regulation of PTGS, and inhibition of RNAi. FT1 is also linked to heading time and anthesis time. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to daylength sensitivity, seasonality, spikelet number, tiller number, and leaf size.