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.oecking@zmbp.uni-tuebingen.de
Max Planck Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie
Abt. Molekularbiologie
Spemannstraße 35-39, 72076 Tübingen
Tel 07071 - 601 1413
Fax 07071 - 601 1412
markus.schmid@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.