FT1 (TRAESCS4B02G143800) — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS4B02G143800 (TaFT1) on bread wheat chromosome 4B encodes a protein of the XG_FTase family with alpha-1,2-fucosyltransferase, xyloglucan 6-xylosyltransferase, UDP-galactosyltransferase, fucosyltransferase, HPGT, cellulose synthase, UDP-xylosyltransferase, hexosyltransferase, and transglycosidase activities, as well as sugar binding, protein homodimerization activity, and protein binding. The protein localizes to the Golgi membrane system. TaFT1 is associated with cell wall biogenesis, xyloglucan anabolism, protein O-linked glycosylation, and arabinogalactan protein metabolism. It is linked to flowering time, anthesis time, grain yield, ear number, plant height, root hair length and elongation, pollen fertility, shade avoidance, photomorphogenesis, salicylic acid signaling, and salt tolerance. Associations also include root system morphology, seed set percent, aluminum response, leaf senescence, stomatal opening, and disease tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to xyloglucan fucosylation, cell wall composition, and arabinogalactan protein glycosylation.