A splicing mutation in the gene encoding phytoene synthase causes orange coloration in Habanero pepper fruits

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 569-574

  Kim, Ok Rye ^a,b   Cho, Myeong Cheoul ^c   Kim, Byung Dong ^a   Huh, Jin Hoe ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Seed and Variety Service   (South Korea)

^c Rural Development Administration   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capsicum; Carotenoid; Fruit color; Phytoene synthase; Splicing

Indexed keywords

PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; CAROTENOID; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAPSICUM CHINENSE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; FRUIT RIPENING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; ORANGE (FRUIT); POINT MUTATION; SPLICING MUTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPPER; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; RNA SPLICING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM CHINENSE;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CAPSICUM; CAROTENOIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FRUIT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PIGMENTATION; RNA SPLICE SITES; RNA SPLICING; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 79957681728     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: 02191032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-010-0154-4     Document Type: Article

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