FUL — Glycine max

Summary

GLYMA_05G018800V4, also known as GmFUL or GmAGL8, encodes a MADS-box transcription factor on soybean chromosome 5. The protein contains MADS-box and K-box domains and functions as a sequence-specific DNA-binding transcription regulator. GmFUL is associated with the maintenance of inflorescence and floral meristem identity, regulation of flower and inflorescence development, differential growth, stomatal opening, circadian rhythm, and sucrose anabolism. The gene has been linked to numerous agronomic traits including flowering time, photoperiod-sensitive flowering, seed yield, seed weight and size, plant height, chlorophyll content, water use efficiency, sugar content, and fruit shattering. It is also associated with fruit development, pod shatter, valve development and differentiation, gynoecium development, meristem determinacy, and drought tolerance. Related genes in other species are linked to floral meristem identity, flower development, carpel development, seed yield, and pod shatter resistance.