LFY — Medicago truncatula

Summary

MTR_3G098560, the barrel medic (Medicago truncatula) gene LFY (MtLFY), encodes a DNA-binding transcription factor with chromatin-binding and ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler activity, belonging to the FLO/LFY protein family. It is associated with the regulation of developmental vegetative growth, leaflet and petal formation, inflorescence development, meristem cell maintenance, and the maintenance of inflorescence meristem identity. The gene is linked to the regulation of miRNA processing, jasmonic acid and ethylene signaling pathways, and the activation of cellular response to heat stress. LFY is associated with numerous traits including inflorescence branching, flower and carpel morphology, vegetative to reproductive phase transition, seed yield and longevity, boron sensitivity, bacterial disease response, and auxin content. Related genes in other species are linked to floral development and stress responses.