FLORICAULA (FLO) insilico analysis in Saintpaulia ionantha H.Wendl

The transition from vegetative to reproductive stage in Saintpaulia ionantha H.Wendl is controlled by factors such as FLORICAULA (FLO). The process of determining the fate of the flower meristem and its formation pattern is determined by the FLO and the induction of homeotic regulators. In this research, FLO sequencing, protein characteristics, secondary structure, intracellular position and phylogenetic tree have been evaluated by bioinformatics tools for the first time in African violet. The results showed that the intracellular location of this protein is predicted in the nucleus. This protein (FLO) belongs to the FLO/LFY family. The secondary structure of the protein consists of 53% alpha helix and 4% beta sheets. Examining the phylogeny tree, species related to one family were placed in one branch. Also, protein sequence alignment has shown that the sequence is highly conserved in plants of the same family. Identifying the characteristics of FLO protein can be important as the main factor in planning the function of the tissue and then controlling the function of this protein.