Table 3.
Summary of the Functional Analysis of Seven FT-Like ZCN Genes
| Gene | Tissue mRNA Detected | Timing mRNA Detected | Diurnal Pattern | SD Induction | mRNA in id1 Mutant | mRNA in dlf1 Mutant | DLF1 Interaction | TG* |
| ZCN7 | Unspliced | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Weak | Neutral |
| ZCN8 | Leaf | Prior FT | SD; LD | Induced | NO | Detected | Strong | Early |
| ZCN14 | SAM | After FT | n/a | Induced | Detected | Detected | Weak | n/a |
| ZCN15 | Kernel | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NO | n/a |
| ZCN12 | Leaf | After FT | n/a | Induced | n/a | Induced | Weak | n/a |
| ZCN18 | Leaf | All times | LD | NO | Detected | Detected | NO | Neutral |
| ZCN26 | Leaf | All times | SD | NO | Detected | Detected | Strong | Neutral |
FT, floral transition; n/a, not applicable; TG*, flowering phenotype of transgenic plants that ectopically expressed ZCN genes.