Functional Studies on the Regulation of Flowering by PfFT3,a Member of the Perilla PEBP Gene Family
10.13865/j.cnki.cjbmb.2024.06.1146
- VernacularTitle:紫苏磷脂酰乙醇胺结合蛋白基因家族成员PfFT3调控开花功能
- Author:
Qi-Feng WANG
1
;
Xiao-Yan FENG
;
Hui LI
;
Fu-Peng HOU
;
Xi GUO
;
Jun-Xing LU
;
Jian HU
;
Tao ZHANG
Author Information
1. 植物环境适应生物学重庆市重点实验室,重庆师范大学生命科学学院,重庆 401331
- Keywords:
Perilla frutescens;
FLOWERING LOUC T;
PfFT3;
flowering
- From:
Chinese Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2024;40(8):1173-1184
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Perilla frutescens,a short-day plant,is rich in biologically active substances and nutrients.Current research on Perilla frutescens focuses on agronomic traits such as yield and fatty acid accumula-tion,with limited exploration of the flowering process and floral organ development.The molecular regu-latory mechanisms underlying these aspects remain unclear.FLOWERING LOUC T(FT)is a florigen in Arabidopsis,plays critical roles in floral transition.PfFT3 is unannotated by genome but annotated by transcriptomics data to the FT-like subfamily.Its function in controlling flowering is yet to be explored.Here subcellular localization analysis showed that PfFT3 is localized in the nucleus and cytoplasm.The plant over-expression vector pCAMBIAI1303-PfFT3 was constructed and transformed into wild-type(Col-0)and mutant fd-2,fd-3,and ft-10 plants by agrobacterium-mediated inflorescence infiltration as a means of obtaining genetically stable and pure overexpression and backfill transgenic lines in Arabidopsis,respectively.Analysis of the results showed that overexpression of PfFT3 significantly promoted early flowering in Arabidopsis and rescued the late-flowering phenotype of the mutants fd-2,fd-3,and ft-10,and that expression of the exogenous PfFT3 promoted the expression of the downstream endogenous flow-ering genes AtSOC1,AtAP1,AtFUL,and AtLFY.This study demonstrates the positive role of PfFT3 in promoting flowering,providing a foundation for further investigation of PfPEBP function and advancing the breeding of early-flowering Perilla frrutescens cultivars.
