Transcriptome analysis of bolting in A. tequilana reveals roles for florigen, MADS, fructans and gibberellins

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Table 3 Predicted functions of FT genes identified in A. tequilana

FT protein	Position of amino acid residues that define FT function					Predicted function
FT protein	89	138	144	146	Triad(I/L)YN	Predicted function
FT1	FT	FT inducer	FT inducer	FT inducer	Conserved	FT
FT2	FT	FT inducer	FT inducer	FT inducer	Conserved	FT
FT3	FT	FT inducer	FT inducer	FT inducer	Conserved	FT
FT4	FT	Repressor FT	Repressor FT	Neither FT or TFL1	Non- Conserved	Repressor FT
FT5	FT	Repressor FT	FT inducer	FT inducer	Non- Conserved	Repressor FT
FT6	TFL1	FT inducer	FT inducer	FT inducer	Conserved	TFL1
FT7	Pseudogene
FT8	FT	FT inducer	FT inducer	FT inducer	Conserved	FT
FT9	FT	FT inducer	FT inducer	FT inducer	Conserved	FT
FT10	FT	FT inducer	FT inducer	FT inducer	Conserved	FT
FT11	FT	Repressor FT	Repressor FT	Neither FT or TFL1	Non- Conserved	Repressor FT

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