FT1 — triticum aestivum

Summary

TRAESCS7A02G124700, designated TaFT1 on chromosome 7A of bread wheat, encodes a fucosyltransferase with alpha(1,2)-L-fucosyltransferase activity, placing it in the xyloglucan fucosyltransferase family. The gene is associated with xyloglucan anabolism, cell wall biogenesis and organization, and localizes to the Golgi stack membrane. It is linked to photomorphogenesis, shade avoidance, leaf senescence, seed germination, and signal transduction. TaFT1 is associated with a wide range of yield-related traits including grain weight, grain number, grain size, grain length, grain protein content, harvest index, ear number, spike length, tiller number, plant height, anthesis time, and root length. Additional associations include flag leaf senescence, grain filling period, chlorophyll content, lignin content, pericarp color, seed coat color, panicle length, and spikelet sterility. Related genes in other species are linked to spikelet number.