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Acceleration of flowering by overexpression of MFT (MOTHER OF FT AND TFL1).
Molecules and cells - 29 Feb 2004
Yoo So Yeon, Kardailsky Igor, Lee Jong Seob, Weigel Detlef, Ahn Ji Hoon
Abstract excerpt
MFT (MOTHER OF FT AND TFL1) is a member of a gene family that includes two important regulators, FT (FLOWERING LOCUS T) and TFL1 (TERMINAL FLOWER 1), in determination of flowering time in Arabidopsis. Although the functions of FT and TFL1 are assigned in the family, the roles of other members are largely unknown. Especially the sequence of MFT is homologous to both FT and TFL1, which act as a floral promoter and...
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