FUL — Brassica juncea

Summary

BjFUL (BJUA09G65050S) on Indian mustard chromosome A09 encodes a MADS-box transcription factor containing MADS-box and K-box domains, with RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding and transcription regulatory activity. The gene is associated with the maintenance of inflorescence and floral meristem identity, fruit development, dehiscence, pectin breakdown, auxin anabolism, and positive regulation of transcription. It has been linked to numerous traits including flowering time, photoperiod-sensitive flowering, fruit yield, seed yield, silique morphology, petal number, and floral organ development. Phenotypic associations include fruit shattering, pod shatter, silique dehiscence, valve development, meristem arrest, drought tolerance, and secondary growth. Related genes in other species are linked to flower development, petal and sepal identity, carpel development, fruit shape, seed yield, and pod shatter resistance.