FTC — Cicer arietinum

Summary

LOC101508200, designated CaFTC (FTC) on chickpea chromosome 3, encodes a phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP family). The gene is associated with the regulation of flowering time, including photoperiodism, the transition from vegetative to reproductive phase, inflorescence development, and both upregulation of vernalization response and downregulation of flower development. It is linked to response to short-day conditions, seed germination, and cell differentiation. The product localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum, cytoplasm, and nucleus. In chickpea, CaFTC is associated with seed size. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to agronomic traits such as grain yield per plant, seed weight, plant height, stem node number, days to maturity, leaf size, protein content, and seed coat color.