Isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis is regulated by a unique bHLH-type transcription factor in coptis japonica

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1131-1141

  Yamada, Yasuyuki ^a   Kokabu, Yasuhisa ^a   Chaki, Kaori ^a   Yoshimoto, Tadashi ^a   Ohgaki, Mai ^a   Yoshida, Sayumi ^a   Kato, Nobuhiko ^a   Koyama, Tomotsugu ^a   Sato, Fumihiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic helix loop helix; Coptis japonica; Isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BERBERINE; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; PLANT RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COPTIS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ALKALOIDS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BERBERINE; COPTIS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE LIBRARY; ISOQUINOLINES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, PLANT; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

COPTIS JAPONICA;

EID: 79960547342     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcr062     Document Type: Article

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