FT1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BRADI_3G58067V3 (BdFT1) on chromosome 3 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a protein with the XG_FTase domain and has alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase and xyloglucan 6-xylosyltransferase activities. The protein localises to the Golgi membrane and endomembrane system. BdFT1 is associated with xyloglucan and cell wall biogenesis, glycan biosynthesis, and protein O-linked glycosylation. It is linked to vernalization response, heading time, anthesis time, and flowering time traits. The gene is also associated with root system morphology, root hair length and development, shoot growth angle, plant height, inflorescence development, seed set percent, pollen fertility, leaf composition, stomatal opening, leaf senescence, aluminium response, salt tolerance, and disease tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to xyloglucan fucosylation, arabinogalactan protein fucosylation, and cell wall composition.