Recent Advances of Flowering Locus T Gene in Higher Plants

Autor: Shuiyuan Cheng, Feng Xu, Xiaofeng Rong, Xiaohua Huang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 3773-3781 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13033773
Popis: Flowering Locus T (FT) can promote flowering in the plant photoperiod pathway and also facilitates vernalization flowering pathways and other ways to promote flowering. The expression of products of the FT gene is recognized as important parts of the flowering hormone and can induce flowering by long-distance transportation. In the present study, many FT-like genes were isolated, and the transgenic results show that FT gene can promote flowering in plants. This paper reviews the progress of the FT gene and its expression products to provide meaningful information for further studies of the functions of FT genes.
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