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ArticlePlant physiology2021

Genetic regulation of flowering time and inflorescence architecture by MtFDa and MtFTa1 in Medicago truncatula.

Xiaofei Cheng, Guifen Li, Nick Krom, Yuhong Tang, Jiangqi Wen

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Article in Plant physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaofei ChengNoble Research Institute, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401, USA.
Guifen LiNoble Research Institute, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401, USA.
Nick KromNoble Research Institute, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401, USA.
Yuhong TangNoble Research Institute, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401, USA.
Jiangqi WenNoble Research Institute, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401, USA.
Noble Research Institute · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulation of floral transition and inflorescence development is crucial for plant reproductive success. FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) is one of the central players in the flowering genetic regulatory network, whereas FLOWERING LOCUS D (FD), an interactor of FT and TERMINAL FLOWER 1 (TFL1), plays significant roles in both floral transition and inflorescence development. Here we show the genetic regulatory networks of floral transition and inflorescence development in Medicago truncatula by characterizing MtFTa1 and MtFDa and their genetic interactions with key inflorescence meristem (IM) regulators. Both MtFTa1 and MtFDa promote flowering; the double mutant mtfda mtfta1 does not proceed to floral transition. RNAseq analysis reveals that a broad range of genes involved in flowering regulation and flower development are up- or downregulated by MtFTa1 and/or MtFDa mutations. Furthermore, mutation of MtFDa also affects the inflorescence architecture. Genetic analyses of MtFDa, MtFTa1, MtTFL1, and MtFULc show that MtFDa is epistatic to MtFULc and MtTFL1 in controlling IM identity. Our results demonstrate that MtFTa1 and MtFDa are major flowering regulators in M. truncatula, and MtFDa is essential both in floral transition and secondary inflorescence development. The study will advance our understanding of the genetic regulation of flowering time and inflorescence development in legumes.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantGene Regulatory NetworksGenes, PlantGenetic VariationGenotypeInflorescenceMagnoliopsidaMedicago truncatulaMutationPhenotypePlants, Genetically Modified

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PMID33631796
PMCPMC8133602
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