A light-inducible Myb-like gene that is specifically expressed in red Perilla frutescens and presumably acts as a determining factor of the anthocyanin forma

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-72

  Gong, Z Z ^a   Yamazaki, M ^a   Saito, K ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin biosynthesis; Light induction MYB transcriptional factor; Perilla frutescens

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA BINDING; GENE INDUCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIGHT; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

PERILLA FRUTESCENS;

EID: 0032878554     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008639     Document Type: Article

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