FLOWERING LOCUS T
= FLOWERING LOCUS T
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= FT protein
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<FLOWERING LOCUS T> encodes a <flowering> regulator in <Arabidopsis thaliana>. The <FT protein> can move between <tissues> and contributes to the long-distance connection between light-dependent regulation in <leaves> and reproductive development at the <shoot>.
Experiments combining tissue-specific expression and grafting supplied evidence for movement of <FT protein>, separating production of a signal from the site at which development changes. Its roles also extend beyond one <flowering> response: maternal temperature history in <fruits> can affect progeny dormancy through this regulatory system.<FT protein movement contributes to long-distance signaling in floral induction of Arabidopsis by Laurent Corbesier and others>[2007, pp. 1030–1033]{ref}<Maternal temperature history activates Flowering Locus T in fruits to control progeny dormancy according to time of year by Min Chen and others>[2014, abstract]{ref}