MFT — Triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS7D02G230000, designated MFT on bread wheat chromosome 7D, encodes a phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP family). The gene is associated with pre-harvest sprouting, grain dormancy, vivipary, seed color, and grain iron and zinc content. It is linked to response to short-day, upregulation of vernalization response, upregulation of seed germination, vernalization response, seed maturation, downregulation of flower development, regulation of timing of transition from vegetative to reproductive phase, photoperiodism and flowering, regulation of photoperiodism and flowering, inflorescence development, transition from vegetative to reproductive phase, seed development, regulation of flower development, ABA signaling, flower development, and cell differentiation. Associations also include awn length, coleoptile color, stand establishment, test weight, flag leaf senescence, grain weight per spike, plant vigor, heading time, harvest index, and drought sensitivity. The product localizes to the cytoplasm, nucleus, and endoplasmic reticulum. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to spikelet number, panicle architecture, seed dormancy, and drought tolerance.