TFL1 — Glycine max

Summary

GmTFL1 (GLYMA_19G194300V4) on soybean chromosome 19 encodes a phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP family). The gene is associated with phosphatidylethanolamine binding and has been linked to numerous biological processes including flower formation, photoperiodism, regulation of the vegetative-to-reproductive phase transition, vernalization response, and response to short-day flowering. Additional associations include cellular respiration, ATP synthesis, nitrogen fixation, abscission, and virus-induced post-transcriptional gene silencing. The product localizes to the cytoplasm, nucleus, and endoplasmic reticulum. GmTFL1 has been connected to agronomically relevant traits such as plant height, stem length, leaf size, seed weight, seed size, seed coat color, protein content, linolenic acid content, nitrogen content, chlorophyll content, and heterosis. Studies of related genes in other species link the TFL1 family to inflorescence branching, meristem identity, seed dormancy, and water use efficiency.