Identification and Functional Characterization of FLOWERING LOCUS T in Platycodon grandiflorus.

ABSTRACT: Platycodon grandiflorus roots have been used as a foodstuff and traditional medicine for thousands of years in East Asia. In order to increase the root development of P. grandiflorus, cultivators removed the inflorescences, suggesting the possible negative effect of flowering on root development. This indicates that the genetic improvement of P. grandiflorus by late flowering is a potential approach to increase productivity. However, nothing is known about key genes integrating multiple flowering pathways in P. grandiflorus. In order to fill this gap, we identified potential homologs of the FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) gene in P. grandiflorus. The alignment with other FT members and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the P. grandiflorus FT (PlgFT) protein contains highly conserved functional do

SUBMITTER: Kim G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8840131 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature