FT1 — Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare

Summary

HORVU.MOREX.R3.7HG0655280 (HvFT1) on barley chromosome 7H encodes a xyloglucan fucosyltransferase (XG_FTase family) with alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase and xyloglucan 6-xylosyltransferase activities. The protein localises to the Golgi membrane and endomembrane system. HvFT1 is associated with photoperiodism, floral organ development, pollen wall assembly, root hair elongation, cell wall biogenesis, and glycan biosynthesis. It is linked to flowering time, daylength sensitivity, grain number, tiller number, plant height, leaf size, root system morphology, seed set, anthesis time, stem elongation, aluminium response, salt tolerance, disease tolerance, and stomatal opening. Related genes in other species are associated with xyloglucan fucosylation, cell wall composition, and arabinogalactan protein fucosylation.