The Upregulation of NtAN2 Expression at Low Temperature is Required for Anthocyanin Accumulation in Juvenile Leaves of Lc-transgenic Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 149-156

  Huang, Zong An ^a,b   Zhao, Ting ^a   Fan, Hua Jie ^a   Wang, Ning ^a   Zheng, Shu Song ^a   Ling, Hong Qing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b Wenzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin biosynthesis; Lc; Low temperature stress; NtAN2; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN;

ARTICLE; ATSPX3 GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; JUVENILE PLANT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; NTAN2 REGULATORY GENE; NTCHI GENE; NTCHS GENE; NTDFR GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIGMENTATION; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STRESS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATOR GENE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UPREGULATION; WILD TYPE;

ANTHOCYANINS; COLD TEMPERATURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; OXYGENASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859001174     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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