The bHLH transcription factor MdbHLH3 promotes anthocyanin accumulation and fruit colouration in response to low temperature in apples

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1884-1897

  Xie, Xing Bin ^a   Li, Shen ^a   Zhang, Rui Fen ^a   Zhao, Jing ^a   Chen, Ying Chun ^a,b   Zhao, Qiang ^a   Yao, Yu Xin ^a   You, Chun Xiang ^a   Zhang, Xian Sheng ^a   Hao, Yu Jin ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shandong Grapevine and Wine Making Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin biosynthesis; Apple fruit colouration; BHLH and MYB transcription factors; Posttranslational modification; Protein interaction

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; COLOR; DECIDUOUS TREE; FRUIT; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENE EXPRESSION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIGMENT; PROTEIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLIMATE; COLOR; FRUIT; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; MALUS; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TEMPERATURE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTHOCYANINS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CLIMATE; COLOR; FRUIT; GENETIC VECTORS; MALUS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; TEMPERATURE; TOBACCO;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84867332380     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2012.02523.x     Document Type: Article

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