Colour genes (R and Rc) for grain and coleoptile upregulate flavonoid biosynthesis genes in wheat

Genome

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 747-754

  Himi, Eiko ^a   Nisar, Ahmed ^a   Noda, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flavonoid biosynthesis genes; R gene for grain colour; Rc gene for coleoptile colour; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANTHOCYANIN; CHALCONE ISOMERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; CYTOCHROME P450; DIHYDROFLAVANOL 4 REDUCTASE; DIHYDROFLAVANOL 4-REDUCTASE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOID 3' HYDROXYLASE; FLAVONOID 3'-HYDROXYLASE; FLAVONOL SYNTHASE; ISOMERASE; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; R PROTEIN, ZEA MAYS; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; COTYLEDON; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT SEED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; WHEAT;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHOCYANINS; COTYLEDON; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEEDS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 23944515991     PISSN: 08312796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/G05-026     Document Type: Article

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