Article
FD, a bZIP protein mediating signals from the floral pathway integrator FT at the shoot apex.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 12 Aug 2005
Abe Mitsutomo, Kobayashi Yasushi, Yamamoto Sumiko, Daimon Yasufumi, Yamaguchi Ayako, Ikeda Yoko, Ichinoki Harutaka, Notaguchi Michitaka, Goto Koji, Araki Takashi
Abstract excerpt
FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) is a conserved promoter of flowering that acts downstream of various regulatory pathways, including one that mediates photoperiodic induction through CONSTANS (CO), and is expressed in the vasculature of cotyledons and leaves. A bZIP transcription factor, FD, preferentially expressed in the shoot apex is required for FT to promote flowering. FD and FT are interdependent partners through...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Cell Nucleus
- Cotyledon
- Flowers
- Gene Expression
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Homeodomain Proteins
- MADS Domain Proteins
- Meristem
- Morphogenesis
- Mutation