Analysis of conifer FLOWERING LOCUS T/TERMINAL FLOWER1-like genes provides evidence for dramatic biochemical evolution in the angiosperm FT lineage

Abstract

Molecular evolution studies suggest that plasticity at exon 4 contributes to the divergence of FT-like function in floral promotion. In addition, the presence of FT-like genes in basal angiosperms indicates that the FT-like function emerged at an early stage during the evolution of flowering plants as a means to regulate flowering time.

Keywords

angiosperm; FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT); gymnosperm; molecular evolution; phosphatidylethanolamine-binding proteins (PEBPs); TERMINAL FLOWER1 (TFL1)

Published in

New Phytologist
2012, Volume: 196, number: 4, pages: 1260-1273 Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

SLU Authors

• Klintenäs, Maria

  • Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Benlloch, Reyes

  • Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Nilsson, Ove

  • Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Botany
Agricultural Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04332.x

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/44938