Uni-Tübingen

Sub-project B04: The analysis of the antagonistic function of FT and TFL1, and the role of 14-3-3 proteins during flower induction

Principle Investigator

Prof. Dr. Claudia Oecking

Universität Tübingen

ZMBP, Pflanzenphysiologie

Auf der Morgenstelle 5, 72076 Tübingen

Tel 07071 - 29 76679

Fax 07071 - 29 5135

claudia.oeckingspam prevention@zmbp.uni-tuebingen.de


PD Dr. Markus Schmid

Max Planck Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie

Abt. Molekularbiologie

Spemannstraße 35-39, 72076 Tübingen

Tel 07071 - 601 1413

Fax 07071 - 601 1412

markus.schmidspam prevention@tuebingen.mpg.de

Summary

The activity of two closely related proteins, the light-regulated activator of flowering FT and the floral repressor TFL1, coordinates the induction of new flower primordia on the flanks of the shoot apical meristem. TP B04 will investigate the molecular and structural basis of the antagonistic function of these two proteins in regulating the transition to flowering, taking into account their interaction with the bZIP transcription factor FD and 14-3-3 proteins.