title: Overexpression of the GmGAL2Gene Accelerates Flowering inArabidopsis.
abstract: A soybean MADS box gene GmGAL2(Glycine max AGAMOUS Like 2), a homolog ofAGL11/STK, was investigated in transgenicArabidopsislines. Ectopic expression of GmGAL2inArabidopsisenhanced flowering, under both long-day and short-day conditions, by promoting expression of key flowering genes,CONSTANS(CO) andFLOWERING LOCUS T(FT), and lowering expression of floral inhibiterFLOWERING LOCUS C(FLC). Moreover, frequency of silique pod set was also lower in transgenic compared to controlArabidopsisplants. RT-PCR results revealed that GmGAL2was primarily expressed in the flowers and pods of soybean plants, GmGAL2expressed higher in SD than LD in soybean.
authors.forename: Jiaohui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiaofang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Qingzhu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: Flowering; GmGAL2; MADS box; Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.)