ZmARF16 Regulates ZCN12 to Promote the Accumulation of Florigen and Accelerate Flowering.

ABSTRACT: Auxin response factors(ARFs) are a class of transcription factors that regulate the expression of auxin response genes and play a crucial role in plant growth and development. Florigen plays a crucial role in the process of flowering. However, the process by which auxin regulates the accumulation of florigen remains largely unclear. This study found that the expression of ZmARF16 in maize increases during flowering, and the genetic transformation of ZmARF16 accelerates the flowering process in Arabidopsis and maize. Furthermore, ZmARF16 was found to be positively correlated with the transcription of the ZCN12 gene. Similarly, the FT-like gene ZCN12 in maize rescues the late flowering phenotype of the FT mutation in Arabidopsis. Moreov

SUBMITTER: Jiang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11395262 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature