LFL1 (TRAESCS3A02G249100) — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS3A02G249100 (TaFUS3, also known as LFL1) on wheat chromosome 3A encodes a TF-B3 domain-containing protein with DNA-binding transcription factor activity and zinc binding capacity. The gene is associated with seed maturation and development, seed dormancy, flowering and photoperiodism, flower development, response to abscisic acid, and ABA signaling. It localizes to both the nucleus and cytoplasm. TaFUS3 is associated with grain yield, grain weight per spike, grain iron and zinc content, test weight, thousand-grain weight, fruiting efficiency, peduncle length, anther extrusion, root fresh weight, plant vigor, stand establishment, drought sensitivity, and resistance to wheat leaf rust and stripe rust. Related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance, and to flower and seed development.