FLC — Camelina sativa

Summary

CsFLC (CSA20G015400) encodes a MADS-box transcription factor with a K-box domain, exhibiting sequence-specific DNA binding, transcription coactivator activity, and mRNA regulatory element binding translation repressor activity. It is associated with the regulation of flowering time, floral meristem identity, and floral whorl development, as well as responses to photoperiod, vernalization, and abiotic stresses including salt, low and high temperature, and oxidative stress. The gene is linked to traits such as days to flowering, leaf morphology, seed development, root growth, anthocyanin content, and abscisic acid sensitivity. It localizes to the nucleus and is connected to chromatin regulation, DNA methylation-dependent heterochromatin assembly, and siRNA processing. Related genes in other species are linked to floral transition, vernalization requirement, circadian period, and biomass yield.