Abstract
Davidia involucrata Baill. (dove tree) is unique Tertiary relic plant in China, also known as ‘living fossil’ and ‘giant panda’. The MADS-box family gene SOC1 is involved in the regulatory pathway that integrates flowering signals to promote flowering at the optimal time. In this study, we isolated and identified two dove tree SOC1 homologues, named DiSOC1-a and DiSOC1-b. These two sequences possess highly conserved domains MADS-box and SOC1-motif, as well as the semi-conserved region K-box. DiSOC1-a and DiSOC1-b were expressed at varying levels in all tested tissues of dove tree and shared high levels of expression in the flower buds. The expression tendencies of both genes in bract were initially upward and then downward and were highest in young bracts. Neither DiSOC1-a nor DiSOC1-b was expressed in immature leaves. Proteins encoded by DiSOC1-a and DiSOC1-b were located in the nucleus. In addition, ectopic overexpression of both genes in WT Arabidopsis promoted early flowering and the growth of the main bolt. Taken together, these results suggest that DiSOC1-a and DiSOC1-b are involved in the flowering initiation and the main bolt growth process of dove tree. Our results provide a foundation for horticultural breeding to control flowering time of dove tree.
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