FUL — Brassica juncea

Summary

BJUA03G18330S (BjFUL, also known as BjAGL8) on Indian mustard chromosome A03 encodes a MADS-box transcription factor containing MADS-box and K-box domains, with RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding and protein dimerization activity. The gene is associated with the maintenance of inflorescence and floral meristem identity, fruit development, dehiscence, pectin breakdown, auxin anabolism, differential growth, and positive regulation of transcription. It is linked to numerous traits including flowering time, photoperiod-sensitive flowering, fruit yield, seed yield, silique morphology, petal number, corolla, sepal, carpel, stamen, and inflorescence morphology, as well as leaf composition. Phenotypic associations include fruit shattering, pod shatter, silique dehiscence, valve development and elongation, meristem determinacy, drought tolerance, branch angle, secondary growth, and longevity. Related genes in other species link the family to floral development, petal and sepal identity, carpel development, fruit shape, pod shatter resistance, seed yield, and plant life span.