Gene Details:

• Gene ID: TraesCS2D02G118200
• Gene Symbol: WFZP-D
• Gene Name: FRIZZY PANICLE
• Genome: Chinese_Spring1.0
• Species: Triticum aestivum

Functional Descriptions:

• WFZP is specifically expressed at the sites where the spikelet meristem and floral meristem are initiated, which differs from the expression patterns of its homologs FZP/BD1 in rice and maize, indicative of its functional divergence during species differentiation.
• WFZP directly activates VERNALIZATION1 (VRN1) and wheat HOMEOBOX4 (TaHOX4) to regulate the initiation and development of spikelet.
• The haplotypes analysis showed that the favourable alleles of WFZP associated with spikelet number per spike (SNS) were preferentially selected during breeding.
• Findings provide insights into the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying wheat spike development and characterize the WFZP as elite resource for wheat molecular breeding with enhanced crop yield.

Function-related keywords:

• development ,  spikelet ,  yield ,  floral ,  meristem ,  spikelet-meristem ,  spikelet-number ,  floral-meristem ,  breeding ,  spikelet-development ,  spike

Literature:

• Wheat FRIZZY PANICLE activates VERNALIZATION1-A and HOMEOBOX4-A to regulate spike development in wheat.   DOI:  10.1111/pbi.13535 ;  PMID:  33368973

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: MH544629
• UniProt accessions: A0A0A7TVL8

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