A constitutively expressed Myc-like gene involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis from Perilla frutescens: Molecular characterization, heterologous expression in transgenic plants and transactivation in yeast cells

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-44

  Gong, Zhi Zhong ^a   Yamagishi, Emiko ^a   Yamazaki, Mami ^a   Saito, Kazuki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin biosynthesis; Basic helix loop helix protein; Myc gene; Perilla frutescens; Transactivation domain; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHOCYANIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIHYDROFLAVONOL 4 REDUCTASE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT GENETICS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHOCYANINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, MYC; GENES, PLANT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAMIACEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOBACCO; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PERILLA FRUTESCENS;

EID: 0033197664     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006237529040     Document Type: Article

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