FLC — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsFLC (CSA13G011890) on Camelina sativa chromosome 13 encodes a protein with a K-box domain and a MADS-box domain, exhibiting DNA binding, transcription regulatory region binding, protein dimerization, and SUMO transferase activities. The gene is associated with floral whorl development, maintenance of floral meristem identity, regulation of nitrate assimilation, salicylic acid metabolism, abscisic acid-mediated signalling, and defence responses. CsFLC is linked to flowering time, photoperiod-sensitive flowering, vernalization response, floral organ identity, seed growth and development, leaf morphology, root growth, and stress responses including salt, oxidative, high and low temperature, and aluminium stress. It is also connected to traits such as whole plant size, anthocyanin content, jasmonic acid content, and chloroplast development. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to floral transition, vernalization requirement, circadian clock regulation, seed dormancy, and biomass yield.