FLP1 — Brachypodium distachyon

Summary

BdFLP1 (BRADI_5G04810V3) on chromosome 5 of Brachypodium distachyon encodes a protein that binds GTP and other proteins. It is associated with the regulation of flower development, the transition from vegetative to reproductive phase, shade avoidance, stomatal complex patterning and development, circadian behavior, and responses to auxin and gibberellin. The gene has been linked to anthesis time and to phenotypes including increased stomatal density, paired stomata, dwarfism, late flowering, male sterility, pollen exine formation, wax and sporopollenin biosynthesis, and auxin biosynthesis. Its product 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 development, adventitious root formation, auxin responses, and cell division.