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Characterization of FLOWERING LOCUS T1 (FT1) gene in Brachypodium and wheat.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Lv Bo, Nitcher Rebecca, Han Xiuli, Wang Shuyun, Ni Fei, Li Kun, Pearce Stephen, Wu Jiajie, Dubcovsky Jorge, Fu Daolin
Abstract excerpt
The phase transition from vegetative to reproductive growth is a critical event in the life cycle of flowering plants. FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) plays a central role in the regulation of this transition by integrating signals from multiple flowering pathways in the leaves and transmitting them to the shoot apical meristem. In this study, we characterized FT homologs in the temperate grasses Brachypodium distachyon...
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